THE 


IRONWORKS 


UNITED  STATES. 


A.    DIRECTORY 


FURNACES,  ROLLING  MILLS,  STEEL  WORKS,  FORGES 
AND   BLOOMARIES  IN   EVERY  STATE. 


PREPARED    BY 

THE  AMERICAN  IRON  AND  STEEL  ASSOCIATION, 

No.  265  SOUTH  FOURTH  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 


CENTENNIAL     EDITION. 


PHILADELPHIA; 
1876. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1876,  by 

JAMES  M.  SWANK, 
in  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


PHILADELPHIA : 

JAMES  B.  CHANDLER'S  STEAM  FEINTING  ESTABLISHMENT, 
NOS.  306  &  308  CHESTNUT  STREET. 


We  take  pleasure  in  presenting  to  the  American  Iron  Trade  a  revised 
edition  of  our  Directory  of  "  The  Ironworks  of  the  United  States,"  the 
first  edition  of  which  appeared  in  1874.  That  edition  was  as  complete 
and  perfect  as  it  was  possible  to  make  it ;  but  with  the  lapse  of  time,  and 
especially  with  the  changes  produced  by  the  continued  prostration  of 
business,  many  of  the  statements  contained  in  it  have  been  found  to 
require  modification,  while  new  enterprises  have  pressed  for  recognition. 
The  new  edition  therefore  became  a  necessity.  The  work  upon  it, 
however,  has  not  been  grudgingly  bestowed,  but  has  been  a  labor  of  love 
to  all  engaged  in  it.  The  iron  and  steel  manufacturers  of  the  country 
have  as  a  rule  cordially  given  us  all  the  information  that  was  requested 
of  them,  and  we  have  taken  pains  to  systematize  and  present  in  accept- 
able form  the  information  received.  The  utmost  care  has  been  taken  to 
avoid  errors,  and  especially  to  guard  against  omissions.  The  book  has 
been  carefully  printed. 

The  corrections,  alterations  and  additions  in  the  Directory  have  been 
brought  down  to  the  1st  of  January,  1876.  The  work  is  therefore  not 
without  interest  and  value  as  a  record  of  the  extent  of  the  Iron  Trade  of 
the  United  States  in  the  Centennial  year  of  the  Republic,  and  of  the 
companies  and  individuals  who  were  then  engaged  in  it.  Other  infor- 
mation than  that  contained  in  the  Directory,  appropriate  to  the  Centennial 
Celebration,  will  appear  later  in  the  year.  It  will  be  chiefly  statistical 
and  historical.  The  volume  containing  it  will  form  a  fitting  companion 
to  that  which  is  herewith  presented. 

The  plan  of  the  Directory  is  simple,  and  yet  is  believed  to  be  suffi- 
ciently comprehensive  to  meet  all  reasonable  expectations.  Useless 
elaboration  of  details  has  been  avoided,  and  all  extraneous  matter  has 
been  excluded.  Brevity,  clearness,  accuracy,  and  fullness  have  been 
kept  constantly  in  view.  All  information  is  classified  ;  first,  by  divisions 
representing  the  different  branches  of  the  trade ;  second,  by  States ; 
third,  by  districts ;  fourth,  alphabetically.  An  index,  with'  such  an 
arrangement,  would  be  superfluous,  and  none  is  given.  A  Table  of 
Contents  will  furnish  all  needed  assistance  to  the  reader  in  enabling 


IV  PREFACE. 


him  to  refer  to  any  particular  establishment  and  its  connections,  if  it 
should  have  any. 

Two  tabulated  pages  immediately  following  this  preface  will  give  to 
the  reader  a  bird's  eye  view  of  the  contents  of  the  Directory,  but  we 
have  thought  it  best  to  condense  even  this  summary,  as  follows  : 
Whole  number  of  completed  Blast  Furnaces,  Jan.  1,  1876,  .    . 

Annual  capacity  of  all  the  Furnaces,  in  net  tons, 5,439,230 

Whole  number  of  Rolling  Mills,  Jan.  1,  1876,  .    .......  332 

Whole  number  of  Single  Puddling  Furnaces,  (each  double 

furnace  counting  as  two  single  ones,) 4,475 

Total  annual  capacity  of  all  Rolling  Mills  in  finished  iron,  net 

tons, 4,189,760 

Annual  capacity  of  all  the  Rail  Mills  in  heavy  rails,  net  tons, .     1,940,300 

Number  of  Bessemer  Steel  Works,  Jan.  1,  1876, 11 

Annual  capacity  in  ingots,  net  tons, 500,000 

Number  of  Bessemer  Converters, 

Number  of  Open-Hearth  Steel  Works,  Jan.  1,  1876,  .   .   .   .   .  16 

Number  of  Open-Hearth  Furnaces, 

Annual  capacity  in  ingots,  net  tons, 45,000 

Number  of  Crucible  and  other  Steel  Works,  Jan.  1,  1876, ...  39 

Annual  capacity  of  Merchantable  Steel,  net  tons, 108,250 

Of  which  there  are  of  Crucible  Steel,  in  net  tons, 45,000 

Number  of  Catalan  Forges,  making  blooms  direct  from  the 

ore,  Jan.  1,  1876, =    .    .  39 

Annual  capacity  in  blooms  and  billets,  net  tons, 59,450 

Number  of  Bloomaries,  Jan.  1,  1876,  making  blooms  from  pig 

iron, 59 

Annual  capacity  in  blooms,  net  tons, 60,200 

We  have  omitted  from  this  edition  of  the  Directory  all  mention  of 
"projected"  iron  and  steel  enterprises  of  the  probable  completion  of 
which  we  were  unable  to  obtain  satisfactory  evidence. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  Directory,  our  assistant,  Mr.  GEORGE  W. 
COPE,  has  rendered  invaluable  service,  and  we  take  pleasure  in  recogniz- 
ing the  industry  and  good  judgment  he  has  displayed  in  promoting  a 
most  difficult  undertaking. 

JAMES    M.    SWANK, 

PHILADELPHIA,  February  22,  1876.  Secretary. 


TABULATED   STATEMENT. 


TABULATED    STATEMENT 

OF  THE  NUMBER  AND  CAPACITY  OF  THE  FURNACES  AND  ROLLING 
MILLS  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


STATES. 

FURNACES. 

ROLLING  MILLS. 

Districts. 

Totals. 

Number  of  Mills. 

Whole  number  of 
Single  Puddling 
Furnaces. 

Total  Annual 
Rolling  Capacity, 
including  Rails, 
in  net  tons. 

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No.  of  Com- 
pleted Sluc.ks. 

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11, 
^E.3 

1 

5,700 

2 
1 

26 

25,0001       15,000 
6,000  

2 
6 

7,000 
25,250 

1 

22 
2 

23 
16 

14 
173 
12 
14 

309 
172 

20,000 
179,100 
17,200 
22,900 
360.400 
141,300 

20,000 
40,000 

10 

57 
18 

35,000 
529,500 
183,600 

169,000 
15,000 

Pennsylvania— 

50 
50 

553,600 
401  .000 

Schuvlkill  Valley  

Upper  Susquehanna  Valley  . 
Lower  Susquehanna  Valley.. 

26  217,000 
36  '234,300 
32  316000 

11  237,000 

35  <>>8non 

39 

78,000 

279 

2,264,900 

137 
8 
5 
4 

2,153 
34 
99 
46 

1,624.500 
30.000 
91,500 
48,460 

684,500 

24 
34 
8 
12 
14 
1 
12 

98,700 
72,400 
17,500 
43,400 
83,000 
1,500 
99,400 

58,000 

2 
1 

13 
4 

23,500 
1,000 

15,000 

Texas 

8 

181 

114,500 

25,000 

Kentucky- 

13 
10 

74,500 
63,800 

Total  Kentucky    

23 
22 

138,300 
99,400 

10 
4 

160 
31 

104,000 
41,400 

15,000 
28,000 

Ohio— 

49 
22 

28 

267,320 
280,000 
316,000 

Total  Ohio  

99 

Q 

12 

34 
14 
1 

19 

863,320 
71,500 
188,000 
268,160 
109,700 
5,000 
223,500 

46 

no 

9 
3 

1 

669 
129 
98 
31 
34 

634,600 
100,600 
323.000 
32,000 
69,800 

292,000 
71,000 
305,000 
18,000 
44,800 

6 

2 

68 

94,000 
45.000 
15,000 

50,000 
45,000 
15,000 

1 

1 

1,500 

1 

5 

25,000 

15,000 

Oregon  

1 

4,000 

Total  

4,475 

713    5,439,230 

,  332 

4,189,760 

1,940,300 

*  See  the  last  page  of  the  book  for  description  of  a  mill  in  Indiana,  which  was  not  re- 
ceived in  time  to  appear  in  its  proper  place. 


VI 


TABULATED   STATEMENT. 


TABULATED    STATEMENT 

OF  THE  NUMBER  AND  CAPACITY  OF  THE  STEEL  WORKS,  CATALAN 
FORGES,  AND  BLOOMARIES  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


STATES. 

i 

BESSEMER 
STEEL. 

OPEN- 
HEARTH 
STEEL. 

CKTJCIBLE 
AND  OTHER 
STEEL.* 

CATALAN 
FORGES.f 

BLOOM- 
ARIES.  If 

Number  of  Works. 

Annual  Capacity. 
Net  tons  of  ingots. 

Number  of  Works. 

Annual  Capacity. 
Net  tons. 

Number  of  Works. 

Annual  Capacity. 
Net  tons. 

Number  of  Works. 

Annual  Capacity. 
Net  tons. 

Number  of  Works. 

Annual  Capacity. 
Net  tons. 

1 

3 
1 

1 
6 

*- 

Ol 

J 

2 

2,000 

1 

500 

2 
3 

7 
20 
1 

1,950 
3,300 
13,300 
85,000 
800 

New  York  

1 

27 
1 

55,000 
1,200 

4 
80 
1 

7 
2 

1 

2,300 
42,000 
3,000 
5,300 

500 
900 

5 

Virginia  

3 

1 

16 

7 

1,000 

Wrest  Virginia  

1 

500 

2 

250 

1 

1,000 

Ohio  

1 
3 
1 

4 
1 

3,100 
300 

Illinois  

Missouri  

3 

4,700 

Total  

11 

500,000 

45,000 

39 

108,250 

39 

59,450 

59 

60,200 

*  The  steel  works  of  the  country  have  an  annual  capacity  of  45,000  net  tons  of  crucible 
steel,  but  our  returns  do  not  enable  us  to  indicate  correctly  the  States  which  are  capable 
of  producing  this  description.  The  '"other"  steel  embraced  under  this  head  is  known 
as  German,  blister,  and  puddled  steel. 

t  Make  blooms  direct  from  the  ore. 

11  Make  blooms  from  pig  iron  or  scrap  iron. 

fl^-  The  Bessemer  steel  works  have  24  converters,  and  the  number  of  open-hearth 
furnaces  in  the  country  is  22. 


CONTENTS. 


BLAST    FURNACES. 

Page. 


MAINE, 

VERMONT, 

MASSACHUSETTS, 

CONNECTICUT, 

NEW  YORK, 

NEW  JERSEY, 

PENNSYLVANIA — 

Lehigh  Valley, 

Schuylkill  Valley, 

Upper  Susquehanna,    .   .    . 

Lower  Susqnehanna,    .    .    . 

Shenango  Valley, 

Allegheny  County,    .... 

Bituminous  Coal  and  Coke — 
State,  

Charcoal, 

MARYLAND, 

VIRGINIA, 

NORTH  CAROLINA, 

GEORGIA, 

ALABAMA, 

EECENTLY  ABANDONED 


9 

9 

10 

11 

14 

15 
17 
20 
21 
23 
25 

26 
28 
30 
32 
35 
35 
36 


Page. 

TEXAS, 38 

WEST  VIRGINIA, 38 

KENTUCKY, '  .    .  39 

TENNESSEE, 41 

OHIO — 

Hanging  Eock — Charcoal,  .  43 
Hanging  Rock — Bituminous 

Coal  and  Coke, 45 

Mahoning  Valley, 47 

Miscellaneous  —  Bituminous 

Coal  and  Coke,   .....  48 

Miscellaneous  —  Charcoal,  .  50 

INDIANA, 50 

ILLINOIS 51 

MICHIGAN, 52 

WISCONSIN, 54 

MINNESOTA, 55 

MISSOURI, 56 

OREGON, 57 

UTAH  TERRITORY, 57 

SUMMARY, 58 


FURNACES, 58 


ROLLING    MILLS. 


MAINE, 63 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 63 

VERMONT, 63 

MASSACHUSETTS, 64 

RHODE  ISLAND, 67 

CONNECTICUT, 67 


Page- 

NEW  YORK, 68 

NEW  JERSEY, 72 

PENNSYLVANIA — 

Eastern  District, 74 

Central  District, 81 

Western  District, 86 


VIII 


CONTENTS. 


ROLLING    MILLS.—  Continued. 

Page.  Page. 

DELAWARE. 93  |      Interior  Counties, 103 

MARYLAND, 94         Ohio  Eiver  Counties,   .    .    .  104 

VIRGINIA, 95      INDIANA,  (see  also  page  136,)  .  106 

GEORGIA, 95      ILLINOIS, 107 

ALABAMA, 96      MICHIGAN, 109 

WEST  VIRGINIA, 96      WISCONSIN, 109 

KENTUCKY, 97      MISSOURI, 110 

TENNESSEE, 99      KANSAS, Ill 

OHIO —                                                    WYOMING  TERRITORY,    ....  Ill 

Lake  Counties, 99      UTAH  TERRITORY, Ill 

Mahoning  Valley, 101  '  CALIFORNIA, Ill 

EAIL  MILLS, 112 

BESSEMER  STEEL  RAIL  MILLS, 118 

RECENTLY  ABANDONED  ROLLING  MILLS, 119 

STEEL    WORKS. 

(Except  Bessemer.) 

Page.  Page. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE, 120      PENNSYLVANIA, 122 

MASSACHUSETTS,  .......    120      MARYLAND, •    ...  126 

RHODE  ISLAND, 121      OHIO, 126 

CONNECTICUT, 121      KENTUCKY, 126 

NEW  YORK, 121      ILLINOIS, 127 

NEW  JERSEY, 122 

OPEN-HEARTH  STEEL  WORKS, 127 

CATALAN    FORGES. 

Page.  Page. 

VERMONT 128      NORTH  CAROLINA, 130 

NEW  YORK, 128      TENNESSEE, 130 

NEW  JERSEY, 130 

BLOOMARIES. 


Page. 

MASSACHUSETTS,  . 131 

NEW  JERSEY, 131 

PENNSYLVANIA, 131 

MARYLAND, 134 

VIRGINIA, 134 


Page. 

NORTH  CAROLINA, 135 

WEST  VIRGINIA, 135 

TENNESSEE, 135 

MISSOURI, 135 


THE 


BLAST    FURNACES. 


MAINE. 

Katahdin  Iron  Works,  O.  W.  Davis,  Jr.,  Bangor.  Furnace  at  Katahdin 
Iron  Works,  in  Piseataquis  county.  Charcoal.  One  stack,  38x9,  built 
in  1846  and  rebuilt  in  1874;  hot  blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity, 
5,700  net  tons.  This  furnace  is  supplied  with  limonite  ore  obtained 
about  a  mile  from  the  Works ;  its  quality  is  very  fine,  yielding  from 
55  to  60  per  cent. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Maine :  1  charcoal  stack. 

VERMONT. 

CHARCOAL. 

Pittsford  Furnace,  J.  Prichard,  Pittsford,  Rutland  county.  One  stack,  40 
xlO;  hot  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1844;  formerly  Vermont  Iron 
Co. ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Product,  car-wheel  and  other 
foundry  iron,  and  Vermont  Spiegel. 

Shaftsbury  Iron  Works,  Geo.  W.  Swett  &  Co.,  lessees,  South  Shaftsbury, 
Bennington  county.  One  stack,  30  x  9i,  built  in  1863 ;  cold  blast ; 
water-power;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Vermont:  2  charcoal  stacks. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

ANTHRACITE. 

Pomeroy  Iron  Works,  West  Stockbridge,  Berkshire  county.  One  stack, 
50  x  14,  built  in  1850 ;  burned  and  rebuilt  in  1872 ;  annual  capacity, 
10,250  net  tons.  Gen.  W.  F.  Bartlett,  Supt.  and  Treasurer,  and  Wm. 
M.  Kniffin,  Resident  Agent. 

CHARCOAL. 

Cheshire  Furnace,  Richmond  Iron  Works,  West  Stockbridge,  Berkshire 
county.  One  stack,  36  x  9,  built  in  1850.  George  Church,  Treasurer. 
See  Richmond  and  Van  Deusenville  Furnaces, 

2 


10  BLAST    FURNACES. 


Lanesboro'  Furnace,  Lanesboro'  Iron  Co.,  Lanesboro',  Berkshire  county. 

One  stack,  42  x  11,  built  in  1847. 
Lenox  Iron  Works,  Taylor,  Church  &  Coffing,  Lenox  Furnace,  Berkshire 

county.     One  stack,  32  x  9,  rebuilt  in  1837;  warm  blast;  water-power. 
Richmond  Furnace,  Richmond  Iron  Works,  West  Stockbridge,  Berkshire 

county.    One  elliptical  stack,  32  x  11J  and  8J,  built  in  1829.    See  Cheshire 

Furnace. 
Van   Deusenville  Furnace,  Richmond  Iron  Works,  Great  Barrington, 

Berkshire  county.    One  stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1834;  water-power.    See 

Cheshire  Furnace. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Massachusetts:  6  stacks;  1  anthracite  and  5  char- 
coal stacks. 

CONNECTICUT. 

CHARCOAL. 

Canaan  Furnaces,  Barnum  Richardson  Company,  Lime  Rock,  Litchfield 
county.  Three  stacks,  each  32  x  9,  one  built  in  1840,  one  in  1847,  and 
the  last  in  1872 ;  hot  blast ;  water-power ;  total  annual  capacity,  12,500 
net  tons.  Wm.  H.  Barnum,  President. 

Chapinville  Furnace,  Landen  &  Co.,  Chapinville,  Litchfield  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1825 ;  hot  blast ;  water-power ;  open  top ;  annual 
capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  Horace  Landen,  Manager. 

Cornwall  Bridge  Iron  Co.,  Cornwall  Bridge,  Litchfield  county.  One  stack, 
32  x  9,  built  in  1833;  hot  blast;  water-power.  Wm.  H.  Barnum,  Pres- 
ident, Lime  Rock. 

Hunts  Lyman  Iron  Co..  Huntsville,  Litchfield  county.  One  stack,  32  x  9, 
built  in  1847 ;  hot  blast;  water-power;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  3,500 
net  tons.  Moses  Lyman,  President;  Saml.  W.  Bradley,  Secretary,  and 
Wm.  H.  Barnum,  Treasurer,  Lime  Rock. 

Kent  Iron  Co.,  Kent,  Litchfield  county.  One  stack,  31  x  9,  built  in  1849 ; 
warm  blast; "water- power;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 
Burrett  Eaton,  President ;  Jno.  Hopson,  Jr.,  Secretary,  and  John  Hop- 
son,  Treasurer  and  Manager. 

Lime  Rock  Iron  Co.,  Lime  Rock,  Litchfield  county.  One  stack,  32  x  9, 
built  in  1864;  warm  blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net 
tons.  Wm.  H.  Barnum,  President. 

Sharon  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Sharon  Valley,  Litchfield  county.  One  stack, 
31  x  9J ;  very  old;  rebuilt  in  1863;  hot  blast;  water-power.  Win.  H. 
Barnum,  President,  Lime  Rock. 

Shepang  Iron  Co.,  R.  E.  Day,  President,  Hartford.  Furnace  at  Roxbury, 
Litchfield  county.  One  stack,  40  x  9,  built  in  1866 ;  hot  blast.  Not  in 
blast  since  1872. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Connecticut :  10  charcoal  stacks. 


BLAST    FURNACES.  11 


NEW  YORK. 

ANTHRACITE. 

Burden  Iron  Works,  H.  Burden  &  Sons,  Troy,  Rensselaer  county.    Two 

stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  in  1866  and  1868;  closed  tops;  total  annual 

capacity,  28,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Cedar  Point  Iron  Works,  Cedar  Point  Iron  Co.,  Port  Henry,  Essex  county. 

One  stack,  70  x  16,  built  in  1872-3,  lirst  put  in  blast  in  August,  1875; 

blast  heated  by  four  22-foot  Whitwell  stoves;  bell-and-hopper  top; 

annual  capacity,  16,000  net  tons  of  Bessemer  pig  iron.    Silas  H.  AVith- 

erbee,  President;  George  R.  Sherman,  Vice-President ;  Hosea  B.  Wil- 

lard,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  Thomas  F.  Witherbee,  Manager. 
Charlotte  Furnace,  Rochester  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Rochester,  Mon- 
roe county.    One  stack,  50  x  14,  situated  6  miles  from  Rochester  at  the 

mouth  of  the  Genesee  River. 
Clinton  Furnace,  Clinton  Iron  Co.,  Kirkland,  Oneida  county.    One  stack, 

48  x  13;  water-power;  built  in  1873;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 
Clove  Furnace,  Peter  P.  Parrot t,  Greenwood  Iron  Works,  Orange  county. 

One  stack,  55  x  16,  built  in  1854.    See  Greenwood  (charcoal)  Furnace. 
Cold  Spring  Furnace,  Cold  Spring  Iron  Co.,  lessees,  Cold  Spring,  Putnam 

county.    One  stack,  60  x  15^,  built  in  1863.    Formerly  Phillips  Iron 

Works. 
Columbia  Furnace,   Albany  and  Rensselaer  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Troy. 

Furnace  at  Hudson,  Columbia  county.     One  stack,  40  x  14,  built  about 

1860 ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Crown  Point  Furnaces,  Crown  Point  Iron  Co.,  Crown  Point,  Essex  county. 

Two  stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  in  1873.    J.  T.  Hammond,  President, 

and  G.  Jammie,  Superintendent. 
Elmira  Iron  and  Steel  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Elmira,  Chemung  county.     Two 

stacks,  each  56  x  16,  built  in  1872;  one  put  in  blast  Oct.  5,  1872;  total 

annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons.     See  Rolling  Mills. 
Fallkill  Iron  Co.,  A.  Tower,  Agent,  Poughkeepsie,  Dutchess  county.    Two 

stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  in  1860 ;  total  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons. 
Fletcher  Furnace,  Pratt  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  Erie  county.     One  stack,  60  x  16 ; 

closed  top,  fuel,  anthracite  coal  and  coke.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Fort  Edward  Furnace,  Albany  and  Rensselaer  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Troy. 

Furnace  at  Fort  Edward,  Washington  county.    One  stack,  50  x  15,  built 

in  1853  ;  water-power ;  annual  capacity,  11,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mill*. 

Franklin  Iron  AVorks,  Franklin  Iron  Works  P.  O.,  Oneida  county.    Two 

stacks,  Franklin  and  De  Wolf,  each  54  x  14,  built  in  1870  and  1871 ; 

closed  tops;  total  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons.    O.  B.  Matteson, 

President;  E.  B.  Armstrong,  Vice-President;  C.  H.  Smyth,  Secretary 
and  Superintendent,  and  Delos  De  Wolf,  Treasurer, 


12  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Hudson  Furnaces,  Hudson  Iron  Co.,  Hudson,  Columbia  county.  Two 
stacks,  each  49  x  15J,  built  in  1851 ;  closed  tops;  total  annual  capacity, 
22,000  net  tons.  J.  W.  Hoysradt,  President  and  General  Agent,  and 
S.  Seymour,  Secretary. 

Ithaca  Iron  Co.,  Ithaca,  Tompkins  county.    Building  one  stack,  65  x  16. 

Jagger  Iron  Works,  Jagger  Iron  Co.,  Albany.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  16, 
built  in  1871 ;  total  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons.  Formerly  Corn- 
ing Iron  Works. 

Manhattan  Iron  Works,  Manhattan  Iron  Co.,  Manhattanville,  New  York 
City.  Two  stacks,  49  x  12  and  49  x  13,  built  in  1851  and  1857;  total 
annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons.  B.  W.  Van  Voorhis,  Treasurer. 

Napanoch  Furnace,  Ulster  Blast  Furnace  Co.,  Napanoch,  Ulster  county. 
One  stack,  46  x  12,  put  in  blast  in  July,  1873,  after  a  long  rest ;  annual 
capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  Now  idle  and  offered  for  sale  by  H.  Bange, 
94  Gold  St.,  New  York. 

Niagara  River  Iron  Co.,  Buffalo.  Furnace  at  Iron  ton,  Erie  county.  One 
stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1873,  and  put  in  blast  Nov.  7,  1873 ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 12,000  net  tons. 

Olcott  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Albany.  Agents,  Crocker  Brothers,  32 
Cliff  St.,  New  York.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  in  1873-4 ;  total  an- 
nual capacity,  28,000  net  tons.  Abm.  Van  Vechten,  President ;  Albion 
Ransom,  Vice-President,  and  Wm.  R.  Hills,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Onondaga  Iron  Co.,  Geddes,  Onondaga  county.  Two  stacks,  each  65  x  15 ; 
total  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons.  Wm.  H.  H.  Gere,  Treasurer. 

Ontario  Furnace,  Ontario  Iron  Co.,  Rochester.  Furnace  at  Furnaceville, 
Wayne  county.  One  stack,  50  x  11,  first  put  in  operation  in  October, 
1870;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  James  Brackett, 
President  and  Manager ;  Isaac  Palmer,  Vice-President ;  W.  H.  Aver- 
ell,  Secretary,  and  J.  S.  Averell,  Treasurer. 

Peekskill  Furnace,  Peekskill  Iron  Co.,  Peekskill,  Westchester  county. 
One  stack,  61  x  16,  built  in  1853,  and  rebuilt  in  1874 ;  bell-and-hopper 
top;  total  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons.  Thomas  F.  Wright,  Pres- 
ident ;  Frank  F.  Fowler,  Vice-President,  and  Hugh  W.  Adams,  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer. 

Port  Henry  Furnaces,  Bay  State  Iron  Co.,  W.  T.  Foote,  Agent,  Port 
Henry,  Essex  county.  General  office,  2  Pemberton  Square,  Boston. 
Two  stacks,  each  66  x  16,  built  in  1853  and  1861 ;  rebuilt  in  1871  and 
1868,  respectively ;  total  annual  capacity,  28,000  net  tons.  See  Massa- 
chusetts Soiling  Mi/I*. 

Poughkeepsie  Iron  Co.,  A.  Tower,  Agent,  Poughkeepsie.  Two  stacks, 
43  x  14  and  48  x  15,  built  in  1848  and  1854  respectively ;  total  annual 
capacity,  20,000  net  tons. 


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Sterling  Iron  and  Railway  Co.,  42  Pine  St.,  P.  0.  Box  1,384,  New  York 

City.    Furnaces  in  Orange  county.    Two  stacks,  Sterling,  42  x  13,  built 

in  1848,  and  Southfield,  45  x  12,  built  in  1806.    A.  W.  Humphreys, 

Treasurer. 
Union  Iron  Works,  Union  Iron  Co.,  Buffalo,  Erie  county.    Three  stacks, 

Pioneer,  Excelsior,  and  Monitor,  built  in  1861,  1862,  and  1864;  dimen- 
sions, respectively,  50  x  17,  50  x  15,  and  50  x  14 ;  all  have  closed  tops ; 

total  annual  capacity,  44,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Number  of  anthracite  furnaces  :  41  completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 

CHARCOAL. 
Alpine  Furnace,  Northern  New  York  Iron  and  Mining  Co.,  Lott  Frost, 

Manager,  Antwerp,  Jefferson  county.    One  stack,  32x9;  hot  blast; 

water-power  ;  built  from  1845  to  1850. 
Beckley  Iron  Works,  George  Adams,  Chatham  Village,  Columbia  county. 

One  stack,  32  x  9  ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1873  ;  put  in  blast  in  July,  1873  ; 

annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons. 
Carthage  Furnace,  Carthage  Iron  Co.,  Carthage,  Jefferson  county.    One 

stack,  36  x  9,  built  in  1818  and  rebuilt  in  1872;  warm  blast;  open  top; 

water-power  ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons.     R.  N.  Gere,  President ; 

L.  II.  Mills,  Vice-President,  and  C.  F.  Bissell,  Secretary  and  Manager. 
Clove  Spring  Iron   Works,  Sylvan    Lake,  Dutchess  county.      Agents, 

Crocker  Brothers,  32  Cliff  st.,  New  York.    Two  stacks,  32  x  9,  and 

35  x  91,  built  in  1830  and  1873,  respectively ;  warm  blast ;  steam  and 

water  power ;  combined  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.    One  stack  in 

blast  in  1875. 
Copake  Iron  Works,  Frederick  Miles,  Copake  Iron  Works,  Columbia 

county.     One  stack,  32x9;   warm  blast;   steam  and  water  power; 

built  in  1872 ;  annual  capacity,  4,400  net  tons.    An  old  stack,  built  in 

1845,  has  recently  been  torn  down. 
Fletcherville  Furnace,  Witherbees  &  Fletcher,  Mineville,  Essex  county. 

One  stack,  61J  x  11;  hot  blast;  built  in  1863-4;  annual  capacity,  4,500 

net  tons. 
Greenwood  Furnace,  Peter  P.  Parrott,  Greenwood  Iron  Works,  Orange 

county.     One  stack,  42x9;  warm  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1813; 

not  in  blast  since  September,  1871.    Only  charcoal  furnace  in  Southern 

New  York  or  Northern  New  Jersey.    See  Clove  (anthracite)  Furnace. 
Millerton  Iron   Co.,   Irondale,  Dutchess  county.      One  stack,  32  x  9£ ; 

very  old;  repaired  in  1864;  hot  blast;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

W.  H.  Barnum,  President ;  Walter  Phelps,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Norwich  Furnace,  J.  &  N.  C.  Scoville,  Buffalo.    Furnace  at  Norwich,  Che- 

nango  county.     One  stack,  32x9;  very  old;   repaired  in  1873;    hot 

blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 


14  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Phoenix  Furnace,  C.  S.  Maltby,  Millerton,  Dutehess  county.  One  stack, 
32  x  9£,  built  in  1840 ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons. 

Port  Leyden  Furnaces,  Black  River  Iron  and  Mining  Co.,  Port  Leyden, 
Lewis  county.  Two  stacks,  40  x  9  and  32  x  9,  built  in  1864 ;  hot  blast; 
water-power;  open  tops;  total  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.  Not  in 
blast  since  Oct.  1,  1874. 

Sterlingbush  Furnace,  Jefferson  Iron  Co.,  Sterlingbush,  Lewis  county. 
Office  at  Antwerp.  Agents,  Crocker  Brothers,  32  Cliff  St.,  New  York. 
One  stack,  32  x  9;  cold  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1852;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 1,500  net  tons.  Out  of  blast  in  1875.  See  Sterlingville  Furnace. 

Sterlingville  Furnace,  Jefferson  Iron  Co.,  Sterlingville,  Jefferson  county. 
Office  at  Antwerp.  One  stack,  30  x  9 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ;  built  in 
1866 ;  annual  capacity,  1,500  net  tons.  In  blast  in  1875.  See  Sterling- 
bush  Furnace.  See  Forges. 

Wassaic  Furnace,  N.  Gridley  &  Son,  Wassaic,  Dutehess  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  9£ ;  warm  blast ;  water-power ;  built  in  1826 ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons.  Not  running  since  March  1,  1875. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces :  16  stacks.  Total  number  of  furnaces  in 
New  York :  57  completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

ANTHRACITE. 

Andover  Iron  Works,  Andover  Iron  Co.,  Joseph  C.  Kent,  Superintend- 
ent, Phillipsburg,  Warren  county.  Office,  407  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia : 
J.  Wesley  Pullman,  Secretary.  Three  stacks:  two,  60  x  18,  and  one,  75 
x  18,  built  in  1848 ;  total  annual  capacity,  38,000  net  tons. 

Boonton  Iron  Works,  Fuller,  Lord  &  Co.,  Boonton,  Morris  county.  Two 
stacks,  70  x  14  and  60  x  16,  built  in  1848  and  1868,  respectively  ;  bell- 
and-hopper  tops;  steam  and  water  power;  total  annual  capacity,  25,000 
net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Franklin  Furnace,  Franklin  Iron  Co.,  Franklin  Furnace,  Sussex  county. 
One  stack,  67  x  23;  closed  top;  completed  in  October,  1873,  and  blown 
in  January  1, 1874.  Moses  Taylor,  President ;  E.  F.  Hatfield,  Jr.,  Treas- 
urer, and  W.  W.  Pierce,  Secretary. 

Hackettstown  Iron  and  Manufacturing  Co.,  Hackettstown,  Warren 
county.  One  stack,  55  x  15,  built  in  1874-5,  put  in  blast  in  1875; 
annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  Z.  P.  Boyer,  President;  George 
Johnson,  Treasurer;  Caleb  Valentine,  Secretary,  and  H.  M.  Law, 
Superintendent. 

Musconetcong  Iron  Works,  A.  Pardee  &  Co.,  Stanhope,  Sussex  county. 
A.  Pardee,  President,  and  H.  H.  Wilson,  Treasurer,  303  Walnut  st., 
Philadelphia.  Two  stacks,  70  x  17  and  80  x  20,  built  in  1865  and  1871 ; 


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BLAST    FURNACES.  15 


closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons.  G.  G.  Palmer,  Su- 
perintendent. 4 

Oxford  Iron  Works,  Oxford  Iron  Co.,  Oxford,  Warren  county.  Two 
stacks,  50  x  10  and  63  x  18,  built  in  1742  and  1871,  respectively ;  com- 
bined annual  capacity,  17,000  net  tons.  'See  Rolling  Mills. 

Pequest  Iron  Works,  Pequest  Mining  and  Manufacturing  Co.,  Belvidere, 
Warren  county.  One  stack,  58  x  16,  built  in  1874 ;  blown  in  October 
27,  1874. 

Port  Oram  Furnace,  A.  Pardee,  lessee,  Port  Oram,  Morris  county.  One 
stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1869;  in  blast  since  June,  1872;  annual  capacity, 
12,000  net  tons.  E.  S.  Moffat,  Superintendent. 

Ringwood  Furnaces,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  Ringwood,  Passaic  county. 
Office,  17  Burling  Slip,  New  York.  Two  stacks,  48  x  13  and  65  x  16; 
not  in  blast  for  several  years.  The  former  was  recently  altered  from 
charcoal  to  anthracite ;  the  latter  was  partly  torn  down  to  be  rebuilt 
for  anthracite ;  both  have  open  tops  and  are  operated  by  water- 
power. 

Sesaucus  Iron  Co.,  Sesaucus,  Hudson  county.  Building  one  stack,  65  x  17. 
A.  Pardee,  President,  303  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia. 

SPIEGELEISEN    FURNACES. 

New  Jersey  Zinc  Co.,  Newark,  Essex  county.  Office,  61  Maiden  Lane, 
New  York.  Built  in  1855,  1863  and  1871 ;  three  stacks,  each  20  x  7 ; 
anthracite ;  open  tops ;  combined  annual  capacity,  6,600  net  tons. 
Manufacture  spiegeleisen  at  these  furnaces  from  zinc  residuum.  Pres- 
ident, Edward  Baker;  Vice-President,  R.  R.  Graves,  and  Secretary, 
A.  H.  Farlin. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  New  Jersey :  18  completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

LEHIGH    VALLEY    ANTHRACITE. 

Allentown  Iron  Works,  Allentown  Iron  Co.,  Allentown,  Lehigh  county. 
Office,  230  South  Third  St.,  Philadelphia.  Five  stacks:  one  45  x  12, 
one  45  x  14,  two  52  x  16,  and  one  60  x  17,  built  in  1846, 1847, 1852,  1855, 
and  1872,  respectively ;  total  weekly  capacity,  1,050  net  tons ;  annual 
capacity,  54,600  tons. 

Allentown  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Allentown.  Office,  303  Walnut  st,  Philadel- 
phia. Two  stacks,  each  68  x  15,  built  in  1864 ;  open  tops ;  annual 
capacity,  20,000  net  tons.  Formerly  owned  by  Roberts  Iron  Co.  See 
RolliiKj  Milt*. 

Bethlehem  Iron  Works,  Bethlehem  Iron  Co.,  Bethlehem,  Northampton 
county.  Six  stacks,  built  in  1863,  1867,  1868,  1874,  and  1875 ;  dimen- 
sions, 62  ft.  5  in.  x  15ft.,  45  x  15,  50  x  14  ft.  5  in.,  31£  x  10J,  70  x  18,  and 


16  BLAST   FURNACES. 


70  x  18.    The  fourth  furnace,  31J  x  10J,  makes  spiegeleisen,  and  was 
first  put  in  blast  August  4,  1875.    See  Rolling  Mills. 

Carbon  Iron  Works,  Carbon  Iron  Co.,  Parryville,  Carbon  county.  Three 
stacks,  52  x  12,  52  x  16,  and  65  x  18,  built  in  1855,  1864  and  1869,  re- 
spectively. One  open  and  2  -closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  34,000 
net  tons.  Dennis  Bauman,  President  and  Manager,  and  Alexander 
W.  Butler,  Secretary. 

Coleraine  Iron  Works,  W.  T.  Carter  &  Co.,  Redington,  Northampton 
county.  Office,  103  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  17, 
built  in  1869  and  1872;  combined  weekly  capacity,  500  net  tons ;  annual 
capacity,  26,000  tons.  See  Tamaqua  Rotting  Mill. 

Crane  Iron  Works,  Crane  Iron  Co.,  Catasauqua,  Lehigh  county.  Office, 
224  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  Six  stacks,  45  x  11,  45  x  13,  55  x 
16,  55  x  17£,  55  x  17J,  and  60  x  17J ;  built  in  1840,  1842,  1846,  1850,  1850, 
and  1867,  respectively;  open  tops;  total  annual  capacity,  60,000  net 
tons.  Geo.  A.  Wood,  President ;  Geo.  T.  Barns,  Secretary ;  B.  J.  Leedom, 
Treasurer,  and  Joshua  Hunt,  Superintendent. 

Durham  Iron  AVorks,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  Riegelsville,  Bucks  county. 
Office,  17  Burling  Slip,  New  York.  One  stack,  76  x  20,  built  in  1874. 
The  two  old  stacks,  48  x  13  and  50  x  15,  built  in  1848  and  1851,  have 
been  torn  down  and  will  not  be  rebuilt. 

Emaus  Furnace,  C.  H.  Nimson,  lessee,  Allentown.  Lehigh  county.  One 
stack,  70  x  16;  first  put  in  blast  Oct.  10,  1872.  Owned  by  Emaus  Iron 
Co.,  258  South  Third  st.,  Philadelphia. 

Glendon  Iron  Works,  Glendon  Iron  Co.,  Easton,  Northampton  county. 
Five  stacks,  50  x  12,  48  x  14,  50  x  15,  63  x  16,  and  72  x  18  ;  built  in  1843, 
1844,  1850,  1852,  and  1869,  respectively.  No.  1  was  rebuilt  in  1849. 
These  furnaces  are  at  Glendon,  near  Easton,  except  No.  4,  which  is  sit- 
uated at  South  Easton.  No.  2  and  No.  4  are  blown  by  water-power. 
All  closed  tops  except  No.  2.  Total  annual  capacity,  53,000  net  tons. 
Wm.  Firmstone,  Superintendent.  General  office,  Boston,  Mass. 

Keystone  Furnace,  Keystone  Iron  Co.,  Easton,  Northampton  county. 
One  stack.  65  x  16;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons;  in  course  of  erec- 
tion. E.  H.  Green,  President,  and  Kenneth  Robertson,  Superintend- 
ent. Furnace  near  Glendon. 

Lehigh  Iron  Works,  Lehigh  Iron  Co.,  Allentown,  Lehigh  county.  Two 
stacks,  55  x  16  and  60  x  17  ;  No.  1  completed  July  22,  1869,  and  No.  2, 
Oct.  21,  1872;  total  annual  capacity,  21,000  net  tons.  W.  H.  Ainey, 
President,  and  L.  R.  Unger,  Secretary. 

Lehigh  Valley  Iron  Works,  Lehigh  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Coplay,  Lehigh 
county.  Three  stacks,  00  x  14,  55  x  16,  and  55  x  16,  built  in  1853, 1862, 
and  1868,  respectively ;  open  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  30,000  net 


BLAST   FURNACES.  17 


tons.  Joseph  Laubach,  President,  and  B.  S.  Levan,  Secretary  and 
Manager. 

Lock  Ridge  Furnaces,  Thomas  Iron  Co.,  Alburtis,  Lehigh  county.  Two 
stacks,  each  55  x  15,  built  in  1867  and  1869.  See  Thomas  Iron  Works. 

Millerstown  Iron  Co.,  Macungie,  Lehigh  county.  One  stack,  56  x  16, 
completed  in  1874,  and  blown  in  Sept.  14,  1874;  annual  capacity,  10,500 
net  tons.  F.  S.  Shinier,  Agent. 

Northampton  Furnace,  Northampton  Iron  Co.,  Freemansburg,  North- 
ampton county.  Office  at  South  Bethlehem.  One  stack,  65  x  16,  built 
in  1872;  put  in  blast  July  18,  1873;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  10,000 
net  tons.  John  Knecht,  President,  and  E.  P.  Wilbur,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

North  Penn  Furnace,  North  Penn  Iron  Co.,  Bingen,  Northampton  county. 
One  stack,  63  x  18.  Enoch  Phillips,  Superintendent. 

Saucon  Furnaces,  Saucon  Iron  Co.,  Hellertown,  Northampton  county. 
Two  stacks,  50  x  16,  and  60  x  16,  put  in  operation  March  25,  1868,  and 
May  25,  1870,  respectively;  open  tops;  total  annual  capacity,  20,000  net 
tons.  G.  W.  Whitaker,  President  and  Manager;  M.  Fackenthall,  Sec- 
retary, and  Jacob  Riegel,  Treasurer. 

Thomas  Iron  Works,  Thomas  Iron  Co.,  Hokendauqua,  Lehigh  county. 
Six  stacks ;  four,  60  x  18,  and  two,  55  x  18 ;  two  were  built  in  1855,  two 
in  1863,  and  two  in  1873  ;  total  annual  capacity,  80,000  net  tons.  Samuel 
Thomas,  President ;  J.  T.  Knight,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  John 
Thomas,  General  Superintendent.  See  Lock  Ridge  Furnaces. 

Uhler  Furnace,  Peter  Uhler,  owner,  and  A.  Evans,  Jr.,  lessee,  Easton, 
Northampton  county.  One  stack,  74  x  15,  built  in  1872;  closed  top; 
bell  and  hopper;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons. 

Number  of  anthracite  furnaces  in  the  Lehigh  region :  50  completed 
stacks,  and  1  building. 

SCIIUYLKILL    VALLEY    ANTHRACITE. 

Anvil  Furnace,  Pottstown  Iron  Co.,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county.    One 

stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1867 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net 

tons.     See  RolUmj  Mill*. 
Bechtelsville  Furnace,  Bechtelsville  Iron  Co.,  Bechtelsville,  Berks  county. 

One  stack,  63  x  16,  built  in  1875;  annual  capacity,  11,500  net  tons.    Eli 

S.  Bechtel,  President,  and  Wrn.   H.  Berlin,  Secretary  and  Superin- 

intendent.  • 

East  Penn  Iron  Co.,  Lyons,  Berks  county.    Two  stacks,  each  48  x  12£, 

built  in  1874-5. 
Edgehill  Furnace,  Edgehill  Iron  Co.,  Fitzwatertown,  Montgomery  county. 

Office,  No.  43  North  Water  st.,  Philadelphia.     One  stack,  65  x  16,  built 

in  1872.    Wm.  Stokes,  Treasurer. 


18  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Hampton  Furnace,  E.  &  G.  Brooke,  Birdsboro,  Berks  county.  One  stack, 
30  x  8,  built  in  1846.  Changed  recently  from  charcoal.  See  Keystone 
Furnaces. 

Henry  Clay  Furnaces,  Eckert  &  Bro.,  Reading,  Berks  county.  Two 
stacks,  45  x  12,  built  in  1844 ;  total  annual  capacity,  13,000  net  tons ; 
closed  tops. 

Keystone  Furnaces  of  Reading,  Keystone  Furnace  Co.,  Reading,  Berks 
county.  Two  stacks:  one,  50x15,  built  in  1869;  the  other,  50x14, 
built  in  1872-3,  blown  in  during  June,  1873 ;  closed  tops ;  total  annual 
capacity,  20,500  net  tons.  Jacob  Bushong,  President;  H.  M.  Bushong, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  Jacob  K.  Spang,  Manager. 

Keystone  Furnaces,  E.  &  G.  Brooke,  Birdsboro,  Berks  county.  Three 
stacks :  two,  43J  x  12  and  55  x  15,  built  in  1853  and  1871,  respectively; 
one  stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1873,  has  a  capacity  of  225  net  tons  per  week. 
See  Rolling  Mills.  See  Hampton  Furnace. 

Kutztown  Furnace,  Kutztown  Iron  Co.,  Kutztown,  Berks  county.  One 
stack,  54  x  15J,  built  in  1875.  Thomas  Wren,  President,  and  John 
Humbert,  Secretary. 

Leesport  Furnace,  Leesport  Iron  Co.,  Leesport,  Berks  county.  One 
stack,  45  x  14,  built  in  1853  ;  weekly  capacity,  200  net  tons. 

Lucinda  Furnace,  Schall  &  Co.,  Norristown,  Montgomery  county.  One 
stack,  39  x  12,  built  in  1856.  See  Rotting  Mills. 

Merion  Furnaces,  J.  B.  Moorhead  &  Co.,  Conshohocken,  Montgomery 
county.  Office,  230  South  Third  St.,  Philadelphia.  Two  stacks :  Merion 
Furnace,  40  x  12£,  built  in  1847 ;  Elizabeth  Furnace,  50  x  15,  built  in 
1872,  put  in  blast  October  24,  1872 ;  capacity  about  350  net  tons  per 
week.  Both  these  furnaces  were  idle  from  January  to  September,  1875. 
Merion  Furnace  was  blown  in  on  September  1st,  and  makes  about  150 
tons  weekly. 

Mill  Creek  Furnace,  Mill  Creek  Iron  Co.,  Port  Carbon,  Schuylkill  county. 
One  stack,  52  x  13|,  built  in  1872,  and  put  in  blast  in  September,  1872. 
Formerly  called  Port  Carbon  Furnace.  See  Rolling  Mitts. 

Minersville  Furnace,  Minersville  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Minersville,  Schuyl- 
kill county.  One  stack,  55  x  15,  built  in  1872-3 ;  blown  in  September 
5,  1873 ;  bell-and-hopper  top ;  iron  stack ;  weekly  capacity,  200  net 
tons. 

Monocacy  Furnace,  Monocacy  Iron  Co.,  Monocacy,  Berks  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  14  ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons. 

Montgomery  Furnace,  Montgomery  Iron  Co.,  Port  Kennedy,  Montgom- 
ery county.  Office,  216  South  Fourth  st,  Philadelphia.  One  stack, 
50  x  14,  built  in  1854.  Abm.  S.  Patterson,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Moselem  Furnace,   Moselem  Iron  Co.,  Moselem,  Berks  county.    One 


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stack,  48  x  12J,  built  in  1823,  and  rebuilt  in  1872;  closed  top;  annual 
capacity,  5,500  net  tons.  Wm.  L.  McDowell,  President ;  G.  Malin,  Sec- 
retary, and  Nicholas  Hunter,  Manager. 

Mt.  Laurel  Furnace,  Clymer  Iron  Co.,  Temple,  Berks  county.  One  stack, 
50  x  11,  built  in  1836,  rebuilt  in  1847,  and  changed  to  anthracite  in  1873 ; 
closed  top;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  Wm.  H.  Clymer,  Presi- 
dent, and  Hiester  Clymer,  Secretary.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Norristown  Iron  Works,  James  Hooven  &  Sons,  Norristown,  Montgom- 
ery county.  One  stack,  55  x  16,  built  in  1869;  open  top;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 10,000  net  tons.  James  Hooven,  owner.  See  Rolling  Milk. 

Philadelphia  Furnace,  S.  Bobbins  &  Son,  Beach  and  Vienna  sts.,  Kensing- 
ton, Philadelphia.  One  stack,  58  x  14,  built  in  1873.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Phoenix  Iron  Works,  Phoenix  Iron  Co.,  Phcenixville,  Chester  county. 
Office,  410  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia.  Three  stacks,  48  x  14,  36  x  15,  and 
50  x  14  ;  two  built  in  1845,  and  the  third  in  1849.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Pioneer  Furnaces,  Atkins  Bros.,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  county.  Three 
stacks,  50  x  12,  50  x  13,  and  55  x  15,  built  in  1853,  1866,  and  1872,  re- 
spectively. See  Rolling  Mill*. 

Plymouth  Furnaces,  Plymouth  Iron  Co.,  S.  Fulton,  Agent,  Conshohock- 
en,  Montgomery  county.  Office,  265  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia. 
Two  stacks,  44  x  15  and  42  x  15,  built  in  1845  and  1864,  respectively. 

Reading  Iron  Works,  Seyfert,  McManus  &  Co.,  Reading,  Berks  county. 
Office,  631  Chestnut  st.,  Philadelphia.  Two  stacks,  55  x  15  and  55  x  16, 
built  in  1854  and  1874,  respectively  ;  the  new  one  was  first  blown  in 
October  5,  1874  ;  bell-and-hopper  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  20,000 
net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Ringgold  Iron  &  Coal  Co.,  New  Ringgold,  Schuylkill  county.  One  stack, 
52  x  14,  built  in  1873  ;  blown  in  February  28,  1874  ;  annual  capacity, 
7,000  net  tons.  Edward  Silliman,  President;  J.  Albert  Huntziliger, 
Treasurer,  and  Edwin  Harris,  Superintendent. 

Robesonia  Furnaces,  White  &  Ferguson,  Robesonia,  Berks  county.  Two 
stacks,  30  x  9  and  38  x  13,  built  in  1845  and  1858,  respectively. 

Sheridan  Furnaces,  Wm.  M.  Kaufman  &  Co.,  Sheridan,  Lebanon  county. 
Two  stacks ;  one  very  old,  and  the  other,  55  x  16,  built  in  1874-5. 

St.  Clair  Furnace,  James  Lanigan,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  county.  Office, 
329  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  55  x  16;  bell-and-hopper 
top.  See  Swede  Furnaces. 

Swede  Furnaces,  James  Lanigan,  Swedeland,  Montgomery  county.  Of- 
fice, 329  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  from 
1850  to  1855.  See  St.  Clair  Furnace. 

Topton  Furnace,  Topton  Iron  Co.,  Reading.  Berks  county.  One  stack, 
55  x  16,  built  in  1873.  Levi  II.  Leiss,  President. 


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Temple  Furnace,  Temple  Iron  Co.,  Temple,  Berks  county.    One  stack, 

45  x  13J,  built  in  1867.    Jerome  L.  Boyer. 
Warwick  Furnace,  Warwick  Iron  Co.,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county. 

One  stack,  55  x  16,  built  in  1875 ;   annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons. 

Griffith  Jones,  Secretary. 
Wm.  Penn  Furnaces,  D.  0.  &  H.  S.  Hitner,  Conshohocken,  Montgomery 

county.     Three  stacks,  35  x  12,  50  x  14,  and  40  x  12£,  built  in  1844, 

1845,  and  1854. 
Number  of  anthracite  furnaces  in  the  Schuylkill  region:  50  stacks. 

PROJECTED. 

One  stack  at  Chester,  Delaware  county,  16-foot  bosh,  by  the  Chester  Iron 
Furnace  Co. 

UPPER   SUSQUEHANNA    ANTHRACITE. 

Bloom  Furnace,  Wm.  Neal  &  Sons,  Bloomsburg,  Columbia  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  14,  built  in  1853-4,  and  blown  in  in  April,  1854  ;  open  top  ; 
annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Chulasky  Furnace,  Waterman  &  Beaver,  Chulasky,  Northumberland 
county.  Offices,  Danville,  and  407  Library  street,  Philadelphia.  One 
stack,  42  x  15,  built  in  1846.  See  Penna.  Iron  Works.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Columbia  Furnaces,  Grove  Brothers,  Danville,  Montour  county.  Two 
stacks,  39  x  14  and  50  x  14,  built  in  1840  and  1860,  respectively ;  open 
tops  ;  total  annual  capacity,  13,756  net  tons. 

Duncannon  Furnace,  Duncannon  Iron  Co.,  Duncannon,  Perry  county. 
Office,  122  Race  St.,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  40  x  14,  built  in  1853. 
See  Rolling  Mills. 

Irondale  Furnaces,  Bloomsburg  Iron  Co.,  Bloomsburg,  Columbia  county. 
Branch  office,  122  Race  St.,  Philadelphia.  Two  stacks,  36  x  12,  huiit  in 
1844  and  1845;  open  tops;  water-power;  total  annual  capacity,  12,000 
net  tons.  Charles  R.  Paxton,  President ;  Wm.  E.  S.  Baker,  Treasurer, 
and  E.  R.  Drinker,  Manager. 

Lackawanna  Iron  Works,  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Edward  C. 
Lynde,  Secretary,  Scranton,  Luzerne  county.  Five  stacks ;  two  built 
in  1849,  one  in  1852,  one  in  1854,  and  one  in  1872;  two  are  50  x  18,  one 
is  80  x  18,  one  50  x  19,  and  one  67  x  23.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Lewistown  Furnaces,  Glamorgan  Iron  Co.,  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county. 
Two  stacks,  46  x  12  and  54  x  14| ;  one  built  in  1868 ;  one,  built  in  1872, 
put  in  blast  in  December,  1872 ;  total  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons ; 
fuel,  anthracite  and  coke,  mixed.  Percival  Roberts,  President ;  A.  S. 
Roberts,  Treasurer ;  Orleans  Longacre,  Manager.  Philadelphia  office, 
265  South  Fourth  st. 

Marshall  Furnace,  Marshall   Iron   Co.,  Newport,   Perry  county.     One 


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stack,  50x14,  built  in  1872;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net 
tons.  John  Marshall,  President;  Charles  S.  Hinchman,  Vice-Presi- 
dent,  and  W.  Price  Davis,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

Mansfield  Furnace,  Shaaber  &  Johnston,  Reading,  Pa.  Furnace  at 
Mansfield,  Tioga  county.  Part  of  Tioga  Iron  Works,  W.  G.  Lutz,  Su- 
perintendent. One  stack,  36  x  10,  built  in  1854. 

Matilda  Furnace,  B.  B.  Thomas,  Mount  Union,  Huntingdon  county.  Of- 
fice, 430  Walnut  st,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  42£  x  10,  built  in 
1837 ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons.  Charles  E.  Sackett.  Superin- 
tendent. 

Northumberland  Furnace,  James  S.  Marsh  &  Co.,  Northumberland, 
Northumberland  county.  One  stack,  61  x  18,  built  in  1873-4;  has 
never  been  in  blast. 

Pennsylvania  Iron  Works,  Waterman  &  Beaver,  Danville,  Montour 
county.  Office,  407  Library  st.,  Philadelphia.  Three  stacks:  two 
50  x  16,  and  one  34  x  14,  built  in  1842.  See  Rotting  Mills. 

Eebecca  Furnace,  Johnston  &  Hemphill,  Martinsburg,  Blair  county. 
One  stack,  30  x  8i,  built  in  1820.  See  Gap  (bituminous)  Furnace. 

Union  Furnace,  Beaver,  Marsh  &  Co.,  Winfield,  Union  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  15,  built  in  1854  ;  open  top  ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons. 
Dr.  L.  Rooke,  Manager. 

Union  Furnaces,  Hancock  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Danville,  Montour  county. 
Two  stacks,  38  x  14  and  60  x  16,  built  in  1867 ;  estimated  annual  ca- 
pacity, 14,000  net  tons.  These  furnaces  were  formerly  known  as  the 
Danville  Furnaces,  and  afterwards  as  the  National  Iron  Company's 
Furnaces.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  anthracite  furnaces  in  the  Upper  Susquehanna  region :  25 
stacks. 

LOWER   SfSQUEIIANXA    ANTHRACITE. 

Aurora  Furnace,  Wrightsville  Iron  Co.,  Wrightsville,  York  county.  One 
stack,  38  x  14,  built  in  1867.  Wm.  McConkey,  President. 

Baldwin  Furnace,  Pennsylvania,  Steel  Co.,  Steel  Works  P.  O.,  Dauphin 
county.  Office,  216  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  60  x  14, 
built  in  1872-3;  put  in  blast  in  October,  1873.  A  second  stack  building 
in  1875.  See  Rullimj  Mills. 

Cameron  Furnace,  Cameron  Furnace  Co.,  Middletown,  Dauphin  county. 
One  stack,  48  x  13-V,  built  in  1857 ;  3  tuyeres ;  closed  top ;  bell  and  hop- 
per; use  York  and  Cumberland  hematite.  James  Young,  President, 
and  J.  H.  Landis,  Treasurer. 

Chestnut  Hill  Furnaces,  Chestnut  Hill  Iron  Ore  Co.,  Columbia,  Lancaster 
county.  Three  stacks;  two,  46  x  16,  and  one,  46  x  11;  total  annual 
capacity,  20,000  net  tons.  C.  J.  Xourse,  Superintendent. 


22  BLAST    FURNACES. 


Chickies  Furnaces,  E.  Haldeman  &  Co.,  Chickies,  Lancaster  county. 
Two  stacks,  45  x  11  and  45  x  13,  built  in  1845  and  1854. 

Coleman's  (R.  W.)  Heirs,  Cornwall,  Lebanon  county.  Five  stacks:  Bird 
Coleman  Furnace,  52  x  15,  built  in  1872-3.  Cornwall  Anthracite  Fur- 
naces, two  stacks,  each  38  x  12,  built  in  1850  and  1854.  Donaghmore 
Furnace,  44  x  14,  built  in  1855.  North  Cornwall  Furnace,  52  x  15,  built 
in  1873-4  by  Mrs.  M.  C.  Freeman.  A.  Wilhelm,  Attorney.  See  Char- 
coal Furnaces. 

Conestoga  Furnace,  Thomas  &  Peacock,  Lancaster,  Lancaster  county. 
Office,  430  Walnut  St.,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  38  x  10,  built  in  1846  ; 
annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Dauphin  Furnace,  George  Malin,  Dauphin,  Dauphin  county.  One  stack, 
rebuilt  in  1872. 

Dock  Iron  Works,  Gilliard  Dock  &  Co.,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  11,  built  in  1873-4;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  5,000 
net  tons.  Has  never  been  in  blast. 

Donegal  Furnace,  Benson  &  Cottrell,  Marietta,  Lancaster  county.  Office 
at  Columbia.  One  stack,  36  x  12 ;  open  top ;  built  in  1848 ;  annual 
capacity,  6,500  net  tons. 

Harrisburg  Furnace,  A.  Price's  Heirs,  Pittston.  Furnace  at  Harrisburg, 
Dauphin  county.  One  stack,  39  x  12,  built  in  1844 ;  formerly  Porter 
Furnace ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  Out  of  blast  in  1875. 

Kauffman  Furnace,  C.  S.  Kauffman,  Columbia,  Lancaster  county.  One 
stack,  36  x  14,  built  in  1848 ;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  6,500  net  tons. 

Lebanon  Furnaces,  G.  Dawson  Coleman,  Lebanon,  Lebanon  county. 
Two  stacks,  50  x  14  and  55  x  16,  built  in  1846  (reconstructed  in  1868) 
and  1872-3,  respectively;  the  new  furnace  was  put  in  blast  in  August, 
1873.  A  third  stack,  36  x  12,  built  in  1847,  has  recently  been  torn  down 
for  the  purpose  of  rebuilding,  but  work  on  it  has  been  discontinued. 
Charles  B.  Forney,  Manager. 

Lebanon  Valley  Furnace,  J.  &  R.  Meily,  Lebanon,  Lebanon  county.  One 
stack,  38  x  12,  built  in  1868. 

Lochiel  Furnace,  Lochiel  Rolling  Mill' Co.,  A.  J.  Dull,  Manager,  Harris- 
burg, Dauphin  county.  One  stack,  52  x  14,  built  in  1873 ;  put  in  blast 
in  April,  1873;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons.  See  Rolling 
Mills. 

Marietta  Furnace  No.  1,  Ethelbert  Watts,  Marietta,  Lancaster  county. 
One  stack,  47  x  12,  built  in  1847 ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Marietta  Furnace  No.  2,  William  M.  Watts,  Marietta,  Lancaster  county. 
One  stack,  45  x  12,  built  in  1850. 

Middletown  Furnace,  Lyman  Nutting,  Middletown,  Dauphin  county. 
Office  at  Lebanon.  One  stack,  40  x  12%,  built  in  1853. 


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Musselman  Furnace,  H.  Musselman  &  Son,  Marietta,  Lancaster  county. 
One  stack,  41  x  14,  built  in  1868;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net 
tons.  A.  H.  Musselman,  Manager. 

Paxton  Furnaces,  McCormick  &  Co.,  Harrisbtirg,  Dauphin  county.  Two 
stacks,  43  x  14  and  60  x  14,  built  in  1855  and  1872 ;  weekly  capacity,  300 
net  tons. 

Kichrnond  Furnace,  Southern  Pennsylvania  Railway  and  Mining  Co., 
Richmond  Furnace,  Franklin  county.  One  stack,  36  x  9J,  built  in 
1865 ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  Formerly  called  Mt. 
Pleasant  Iron  Works.  Thos.  B.  Kennedy,  President;  John  L.  Ritchey, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  James  A.  Reside,  Manager. 

Safe  Harbor  Furnace,  Safe  Harbor  Iron  Co.,  Samuel  M.  Wright,  Superin- 
tendent, Safe  Harbor,  Lancaster  county.  One  stack,  45  x  14,  built  in 
1848 ;  annual  capacity,  8,000  tons;  not  in  blast  since  1865 ;  not  again  to 
be  put  in  operation  until  the  Columbia  and  Port  Deposit  Railroad,  now 
partly  built,  is  completed.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Stanhope  Furnace,  Wynkoop  Bros.,  Pine  Grove,  Schuylkill  county.  One 
stack,  33  x  10,  built  in  1825;  closed  top;  bell  and  hopper;  annual 
capacity,  5,200  net  tons.  E.  W.  Wynkoop,  Manager.  Out  of  blast 
since  June  30,  1874. 

St.  Charles  Furnaces,  C.  B.  Grubb  &  Son,  Columbia,  Lancaster  county. 
Office  at  Lancaster.  Two  stacks  :  one,  42  x  14,  built  in  1853 ;  the  other, 
formerly  the  Henry  Clay,  39  x  11,  built  in  1845. 

Union  Deposit  Furnace,  Henry  Landis,  Union  Deposit,  Dauphin  county, 
One  stack,  39}  x  11,  built  in  1854 ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net 
tons.  In  the  hands  of  trustees,  and  will  be  sold  in  May,  1876. 

Wister  Furnace,  J.  &  J.  Wister,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin  county.  One  stack. 
45  x  14,  built  in  1867;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons.  Fuel, 
anthracite  and  coke,  mixed.  Jones  Wister,  Manager. 

Number  of  anthracite  furnaces  in  the  Lower  Susquehanna  region :  36 
completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 

SHEXAXGO    VALLEY. — BITUMINOUS   COAL    OR   COKE. 

Allen  Furnace,  Henderson,  Allen  &  Co.,  Sharpsville,  Mercer  county. 

One  stack,  50  x  12,  built  in  1868;  first  put  in  operation,  October,  1868  ; 

annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons. 
Clara  Furnace,  Crowther  Iron  Co.,  New  Castle,  Lawrence  county.    Coke. 

One  stack,  75  x  16 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  16,000  net  tons ;  built 

in  1872;  put  in  blast  in  May,  1872.    L.  Raney,  Manager. 
Douglas  Furnaces,  Pierce,  Kelley  &  Co.,  Sharpsville,  Mercer  county. 

Two  stacks :  one  stack,  50  x  12,  built  in  1871 ;  one  stack,  50  x  14,  built 

in  1872 ;  combined  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons. 


24  BLAST    FURNACES. 


Etna  Iron  Works,  Samuel  Kimberly,  New  Castle,  Lawrence  county. 
Two  stacks,  built  in  1868,  each  50x12;  combined  annual  capacity, 
18,000  net  tons. 

Fannie  Furnace,  Wheeler  Iron  Co.,  West  Middlesex,  Mercer  county. 
One  stack,  51£  *  13£,  built  in  1873  ;  put  in  blast  October  13,  1873;  an- 
nual capacity,  11,000  net  tons. 

Keel  Ridge  Furnace,  Kimberly,  Games  &  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county. 
One  stack,  55  x  13|,  built  in  1869;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons. 
See  Rotting  Mills. 

Lawrence  Furnace,  Foltz  &  Jordan,  New  Castle,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  35  x  8£,  built  in  1846 ;  fuel,  coke  and  charcoal ;  open  top ;  not  in 
blast  since  1873.  Samuel  Foltz,  Manager. 

Middlesex  Furnace,  Middlesex  Furnace  Co.,  West  Middlesex,  Mercer 
county.  One  stack,  45  x  12,  built  about  1855 ;  annual  capacity,  6,000 
net  tons. 

Mt.  Hickory  Furnaces,  Mt.  Hickory  Iron  Co.,  Sharpsville,  Mercer  county. 
Two  stacks,  each  50  x  12,  built  in  1869 ;  combined  annual  capacity, 
18,000  net  tons. 

Neshannock  Furnace,  Neshannock  Iron  Co.,  New  Castle,  Lawrence 
county.  One  stack,  60  x  15,  built  in  1872  ;  first  put  in  operation,  De- 
cember 1,  1872;  closed  top;  coke;  annual  capacity,  15,876  net  tons. 
W.  E.  Reis,  Manager. 

Ormsby  Furnace,  Ormsby  Iron  Co.,  Samuel  Kimberly,  lessee,  Sharps- 
ville, Mercer  county.  One  stack,  50  x  12,  built  in  1872;  blown  in  in 
February,  1873 ;  open  top  ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Sharon  Furnace,  Boyce,  Rawle  &  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county.  One 
stack,  46  x  10J,  built  in  1845 ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Sharpsville  Furnace,  James  Pierce  &  Sons,  Sharpsville,  Mercer  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  11,  built  in  1847 ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Shenango  Furnaces,  Shenango  Furnace  Co.,  West  Middlesex,  Mercer 
county.  Two  stacks,  each  46  x  10,  built  in  1859;  open  tops;  combined 
annual  capacity,  17,000  net  tons.  S.  Perkins,  Jr.,  Manager. 

Shenango  Iron  Works,  Reis,  Brown  &  Berger,  New  Castle,  Lawrence 
county.  Three  stacks,  Sophia,  Little  Pet,  and  Rosena :  two,  65  x  16, 
and  40  x  9,  built  in  1872  and  1853,  respectively;  one,  77  x  20,  completed 
in  1872,  put  in  blast  in  June,  1873 ;  combined  annual  capacity,  40,000 
net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Spearman  Furnaces,  Spearman  Iron  Co.,  Sharpsville,  Mercer  county. 
Two  stacks,  each  50  x  14,  built  in  1872;  blown  in  in  1873  and  1875; 
open  tops ;  combined  annual  capacity,  24,000  net  tons.  J.  J.  Spear- 
man, Manager. 

Stewart  Furnaces,  Stewart  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county.    Formerly 


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Valley  Furnaces.  Two  stacks ;  one,  51  x  12f,  built  in  1870,  and  one 
55  x  14,  built  in  1872;  closed  tops;  combined  annual  capacity,  20,000 
net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Wampum  Furnace,  Wampum  Furnace  Co.,  Wampum,  Lawrence  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  13,  built  in  1856  ;  open  top ;  bituminous  coal  and  coke ; 
annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons.  Edward  Kay,  Manager. 
Westerman  Furnaces,  Waterman  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county. 
Two  stacks,  each  50  x  13,  built  in  1865  and  1866 ;  combined  annual  ca- 
pacity, 18,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Wheatland  Furnaces,  James  Wood's  Sons  &  Co.,  Wheatland,  Mercer 
county.  Four  stacks,  built  from  1860  to  1865;  one,  46  x  9,  and  three, 
46x12;  combined  annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons.  Three  of  these 
stacks  were  leased  by  Herron,  Ohl  &  Co.,  to  work  up  stock  bought  at 
the  public  sale  of  Trustees  of  James  T.  &  Charles  A.  Wood.  Their 
lease  expired  September  5,  1875,  and  all  the  stacks  are  now  idle.  See 
Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  raw  coal  and  coke  furnaces  in  the  Shenango  region :  32 
stacks. 

ALLEGHENY    COUNTY. — COKE. 

Clinton  Furnace,  Graff,  Bennett  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  One  stack,  45  x  12, 
built  in  1859  ;  annual  product,  12,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Eliza  Furnaces,  Laughlin  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Two  stacks,  built  in  1861 ; 
originally  45  x  12,  but  in  1873  and  1874  they  were  enlarged  to  60  x  17, 
with  a  total  yearly  capacity  of  36,000  net  tons. 

Isabella  Furnaces,  Isabella  Furnace  Co.,  Etna.  Two  stacks,  75  x  18  and 
75  x  20,  built  in  1872;  closed  tops;  annual  capacity,  75,712  net  tons. 
Benjamin  Crowther,  Manager. 

Lucy  Furnace,  Lucy  Furnace  Co.,  (Carnegie  Brothers  &  Co.,  owners,) 
Pittsburgh.  One  stack,  75  x  20,  first  put  in  blast  in  May,  1872;  closed 
top;  annual  capacity,  41,280  net  tons.  Thomas  M.  Carnegie,  Presi- 
dent ;  Henry  Phipps,  Jr.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  James  Skelding, 
Manager. 

Shoenberger  Furnaces,  Shoenberger,  Blair  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Two 
stacks,  62  x  13,  built  in  1865 ;  closed  tops  ;  total  annual  capacity,  28,000 
net  tons. 

Soho  Furnace,  Moorhead,  McCleane  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  One  stack, 
65  x  19,  built  in  1872 ;  put  in  blast  in  November,  1872 ;  annual  capacity, 
22,000  net  tons. 

Superior  Furnaces,  Harbaugh,  Mathias  &  Owens,  Wood's  Run.  Ad- 
dressed at  Pittsburgh.  Two  stacks,  45  x  12,  built  in  1862-3  ;  total  an- 
nual capacity,  22,000  net  tons.  Out  of  blast  in  1875.  See  Soiling  Mills. 

Number  of  coke  furnaces  in  Allegheny  county;  11  stacks. 
3 


20  BLAST   FURNACES. 


RAW   BITUMINOUS   COAL   OR   COKE. — STATE. 

Allegheny  Furnace,  S.  C.  Baker,  Altoona,  Blair  county.     Coke.     One 

stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1811. 

Blair  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Hollidaysburg,  Blair  county.  General  office, 
218  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  Four  stacks.  Bennington  Fur- 
nace, at  Bennington,  Blair  county,  40  x  9J,  built  in  1856  ;  No.  1  and  No. 
2,  at  Hollidaysburg,  43  x  12  and  41  x  11,  respectively,  built  in  1856; 
and  Frankstown  Furnace,  at  Frankstown,  Blair  county,  40  x  10,  re- 
built in  1872,  and  put  in  blast  November  1,  1872,  now  temporarily 
running  on  spiegeleisen  for  the  Cambria  Iron  Co.'s  steel  works.  All 
use  coke;  closed  tops;  combined  annual  capacity,  21,000  net  tons. 
President,  Dr.  Charles  Stewart  Wurts,  Philadelphia ;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  W.  S.  Robinson,  Philadelphia,  and  Manager,  W.  R.  Bab- 
cock,  Hollidaysburg. 

Brady's  Bend  Furnaces,  Brady's  Bend  Iron  Co.,  Brady's  Bend,  Arm- 
strong county.  Four  stacks,  44  x  9,  44  x  10J,  50  x  14,  and  50  x  13J, 
built  from  1842  to  1845 ;  coke ;  2  open  tops,  and  2  closed  ;  total  annual 
capacity,  20,000  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  in  1875.  See  Rolling  ^fills. 
Cambria  Iron  Works,  Cambria  Iron  Co.,  Johnstown,  Cambria  county. 
Office,  218  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  Coke.  Six  stacks.  Five 
stacks  at  Johnstown :  three,  48  x  13,  one,  70  x  15,  and  one  75  x  20 ; 
four  built  from  1852  to  1854,  and  one  built  in  1872-5 ;  one  stack  at 
Conemaugh  Station,  two  miles  east,  45  x  12,  built  in  1857,  now  being 
remodeled  to  make  spiegeleisen  from  domestic  ores.  See  Rolling  Mi/1*. 
Charlotte  Furnace,  Everson,  Knap  &  Co.,  Scottdale,  Westmoreland 
county.  One  stack,  65  x  16;  coke  ;  built  in  1872-3;  put  in  blast  Octo- 
ber 14,  1873;  annual  capacity,  13,000  net  tons. 

Dunbar  Furnace,  Parrish  &  Hazard,  lessees,  Dunbar,  Fayette  county. 
One  stack,  58  x  15J,  built  in  1790,  and  rebuilt  in  1870 ;  use  Connell.sville 
coke  and  native  ores;  old  stack  was  called  "Union;"  actual  product 
for  past  12  months,  ending  in  the  fall  of  1875,  14,855  net  tons. 
Elizabeth  Furnace,  Martin  Bell  &  Co.,  Sabbath  Rest,  Blair  county. 
Coke.  One  stack,  32  x  9,  put  in  blast  in  the  fall  of  1872,  after  a  long 
rest. 

Fairchance  Furnace,  Fairchance  Iron  Co.,  Uniontown,  Fayette  county. 
Coke.    One  stack,  45  x  13,  built  in  1784,  and  rebuilt  in  1871.    See  Char- 
coal Furnaces. 
Gap  Furnace,  Johnston  &  Hemphill,  McKee,  Blair  county.     One  stack, 

36  x  10.    See  Rebecca  Furnace,  Upper  Susquehanna. 

Howard  Furnace,  Lauth,  Thomas  &  Co.,  Howard,  Centre  county.  Coke. 
One  stack,  33  x  8,  repaired  in  1872 ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 
See  Rolling  Mills  and  Charcoal  Furnaces, 


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Juniata  Furnace,  Williamsbnrg  Manufacturing  Co.,  Williamsburg,  Blair 
county.  One  stack,  28  x  8i,  built  in  1857 ;  open  top ;  Connellsville 
coke  ;  water-power ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons.  President,  A.  M. 
Lloyd ;  Secretary,  Robert  Stewart ;  Treasurer,  Wm.  A.  Fluke,  and 
Manager,  George  Fay. 

Kemble  Furnaces,  Kemble  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Riddlesburg,  Bedford 
county.  Wm.  Lauder,  Superintendent,  Riddlesburg.  General  office, 
20  Nassau  st,  New  York,  address  P.  O.  Box  157.  Two  stacks,  60  x  14, 
built  in  1869  and  1870 ;  the  first  was  put  in  blast  July  4, 1869,  and  the 
second,  March  4,  1871 ;  closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  18,000  net 
tons.  Coke,  from  washed  coal.  R.  P.  Parrott,  President,  and  R.  A. 
Wight,  Secretary,  New  York. 

Le  Monte  Furnace,  Le  Monte  Furnace  Co.,  Uniontown,  Fayette  county. 
One  stack,  65  x  15,  built  in  1875 ;  use  Connellsville  coke  and  native 
ores ;  annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons. 

Mahoning  Furnace,  J.  A.  Colwell  &  Co.,  Oakland,  Armstrong  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  10|,  built  in  1845 ;  closed  top ;  coke ;  annual  capacity, 
3,900  net  tons. 

Monticello  Furnace,  Assignees  of  McKnight,  Porter  &  Co.,  Monticello, 
Armstrong  county.  Coke.  One  stack,  53  x  11£,  built  in  1859  ;  annual 
capacity,  7,000  net  tons. 

Oliphant  Furnace,  F.  H.  Oliphant,  Uniontown.  One  stack,  50  x  11,  build- 
ing in  1875.  Coke. 

Pine  Creek  Furnace,  Brown  &  Mosgrove,  Kittanning,  Armstrong  county. 
One  stack,  47  x  11,  built  in  1846 ;  open  top ;  coke ;  annual  capacity, 
3,800  net  tons.  John  P.  Painter,  Manager. 

Red  Bank  Furnace,  Reynolds  &  Moorhead,  Red  Bank  Furnace,  Clarion 
county.  Coke.  One  stack,  40  x  11,  built  in  1859. 

Rock  Hill  Furnaces,  Rock  Hill  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Orbisonia,  Huntingdon 
county.  Office,  320  Walnut  st.,  Philadelphia  :  Win.  A.  Ingham,  Presi- 
dent. .Two  stacks,  each  65  x  17, built  in  1873-5  ;  total  annual  capacity, 
22,000  net  tons.  Coke. 

Rodman  Furnaces,  Charles  Knap  &  Co.,  Roaring  Springs,  Blair  county. 
Two  stacks,  42  x  9  and  45  x  14 ;  coke  ;  total  annual  capacity,  10,500  net 
tons. 

Sligo  Furnace,  J.  P.  Lyon  &  Co.,  Sligo,  Clarion  county.  Coke.  One 
stack,  32  x  9,  rebuilding  in  1873-4.  See  Madison  (charcoal)  Furnace. 

Ste\vardson  Furnace,  F.  B.  &  A.  Laughlin,  Mahoning,  Armstrong  county. 
One  stack,  43j  x  11,  built  in  1851;  coke;  open  top;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  raw  coal  or  coke  furnaces  in  Pennsylvania,  outside  of  Alle- 
gheny county  and  the  Shenaugo  region :  35  completed  stacks,  and  1 
building, 


28  BLAST    FURNACES. 


CHARCOAL. — STATE. 

Augusta  Furnace,  Harrisburg  and  Potomac  Railroad  Co.,  D.  V.  Ahl,  Pres- 
ident, Newville,  Cumberland  county.  Furnace  near  Shippensburg. 
One  stack,  not  in  blast  for  several  years,  but  intended  to  be  rebuilt 
and  put  in  operation  when  business  revives. 

Barree  Furnace,  Estate  of  A.  L.  Mumper,  Barree  Forge,  Huntingdon 
county.  One  stack,  33  x  9,  built  in  1863;  hot  blast;  open  top;  water- 
power;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Big  Pond  Furnace,  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  New- 
ville, Cumberland  county.  One  stack,  33  x  8J,  built  in  1836. 

Carlisle  Iron  Works,  C.  W.  &  D.  V.  Ahl,  Boiling  Springs,  Cumberland 
county.  Office  at  Carlisle.  One  stack,  28  x  8£,  built  in  1776  and  re- 
built in  1810;  hot  and  cold  blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity,  2,000 
net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Carrick  Furnace,  R.  M.  Shalter,  Fannettsburg,  Franklin  county.  One 
stack,  30  x  8,  built  in  1828;  annual  capacity,  1,800  net  tons. 

Chestnut  Grove  Furnace,  Jesse  R.  Group,  Idaville,  Adams  county.  One 
stack,  30  x  8£,  built  in  1830;  cold  blast;  closed  top;  annual  capacity, 
1,000  net  tons.  Out  of  blast  in  1875. 

Cornwall  Furnace,  R.  W.  Coleman's  Heirs,  Cornwall,  Lebanon  county. 
One  stack,  31  x  8,  built  in  1745.  A.  Wilhelm,  Attorney.  See  Lower 
Susquehanna  Furnaces. 

Eagle  Furnace,  C.  Curtin  &  Co.,  Roland,  Centre  county.  One  stack,  28  x 
7-J,  built  in  1848;  open  top, open  hearth, and  closed  tuyere;  cold  blast ; 
water-power;  annual  capacity,  1,800  net  tons.  See  Hotting  Mills  and 
Bloomaries. 

East  Penn  Furnace,  John  Balliet,  Parry ville,  Carbon  county.  One  stacks 
28  x  7 J,  built  in  1837  ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Emma  Furnace,  Logan  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county. 
Office,  218  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  One  stack,  34  x  9 ;  warm 
and  cold  blast.  See  Rolling  Mills  and  Bloomaries.  See  Greenwood  Fur- 
naces. 

Erfe  Furnace,  Rawle,  Noble  &  Co.,  Erie,  Erie  county.  One  stack,  55  x 
9z,  built  in  1869;  hot  blast;  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons.  Run  on 
soft  coal  for  several  years ;  now  charcoal. 

Etna  Furnace,  George  D.  Lsett  &  Bro.,  Yellow  Springs,  Blair  county.  One 
stack,  31  x  8  ;  cold  blast ;  built  in  1808.  See  Bloomaries. 

Franklin  Furnace,  Hunter  &  Springer,  St.  Thomas,  Franklin  county. 
One  stack,  32  x  1\,  built  in  1828  ;  cold  blast;  annual  capacity,  1,500  net 
tons. 

Greenwood  Furnaces,  Logan  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Greenwood  Works, 
Huntingdon  county.  Office,  218  South  Fourth  st,,  Philadelphia,  Two 


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stacks,  30  x  8J,  and  32  x  82- ;  cold  blast.  See  Rolling  Mills  and  Bloom- 
aries.  See  Emma  Furnace. 

Hecla  Furnace,  McCoy  &  Linn,  Milesburg,  Centre  county.  One  stack,  32  x 
9,  built  in  1820 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power.  See  Rotting  Mills  and  Bloomaries. 

Hope  Furnace,  Joseph  S.  Brown  &  Co.,  Rose  Point,  Lawrence  county, 
One  stack,  28  x  8,  built  in  1868 ;  cold  blast. 

Hope  well  Furnace,  Clingan  &  Buckley,  Douglassville,  Berks  county. 
One  stack,  30  x  7  ;  very  old ;  cold  blast. 

Hopewell  Furnace,  Lowry,  Eichelberger  &  Sons,  Hopewell,  Bedford 
county.  One  stack,  30  x  8J,  built  in  1800 ;  warm  blast ;  open  top ;  wa- 
ter-power;  annual  capacity,  1,600  net  tons. 

Howard  Furnace,  Lauth,  Thomas  &  Co.,  Howard,  Centre  county.  One 
stack,  31  x  S],  built  in  1833  ;  cold  blast ;  water  power.  See  Rolling  Mills 
and  Bituminous  Furnaces. 

Isabella  Furnace,  Smith  &  Bros.,  Barneston,  Chester  county.  One  stack, 
33  x  8,  built  in  1835  and  rebuilt  in  1864 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Jefferson  Furnace,  John  M.  Kaufman  &  Bros.,  Auburn,  Schuylkill  county. 
One  stack,  31  x  7,  built  in  1864  ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Joanna  Furnace,  L.  B.  Smith  &  Co.,  Joanna  Furnace,  Berks  county.  One 
stack,  30  x  8,  built  in  1792,  and  rebuilt  in  1847 ;  cold  blast;  water  and 
steam  power. 

Laura  Furnace,  AV.  A.  Taylor  &  Co.,  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  One 
stack,  35  x  9,  built  in  1873;  cold  blast;  water-power;  weekly  capacity, 
35  net  tons. 

Logan  Furnace,  Valentine  &  Co.,  Bellefonte,  Centre  county.  One  stack, 
32  x  8,  built  in  1815 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ;  open  top ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 3,000  net  tons.  See  Rotting  Mills. 

Madison  Furnace,  J.  P.  Lyon  &  Co.,  Sligo,  Clarion  county.  One  stack  ; 
cold  blast.  See  Bituminous  Furnaces. 

Maiden  Creek  Furnace,  Heirs  of  George  Merkel,  Lenhartsville,  Berks 
county.  One  stack,  33  x  9,  built  in  1854  ;  cold  and  warm  blast ;  water 
and  steam  power ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  1,600  net  tons. 

Manada  Furnace,  Grubbs  &  Bland,  Swatara  Station,  Dauphin  county. 
One  stack,  31  x  8,  built  in  1836 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Mont  Alto  Furnace,  Mont  Alto  Iron  Co.,  Mont  Alto,  Franklin  county. 
One  stack,  37J  x  9£,  built  in  1808 ;  cold  and  warm  blast ;  open  top ;  an- 
nual capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  I.  S.  Waterman,  President,  407  Library 
st.,  Philadelphia,  and  George  B.  Wiestling,  Superintendent,  Mont 
Alto.  See  Bloomaries. 

Mount  Hope  Furnace,  A.  Bates  Grubb,  Mount  Hope,  Lancaster  county. 
One  stack,  27  x  7,  built  in  1785 ;  put  in  blast  in  1875,  after  a  rest  of  sev- 
eral years ;  cold  blast ;  hot  blast  soon  to  be  added. 


30  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Mount  Perm  Furnace,  Hunsicker  &  Co.,  Reading,  Berks  county.  One 
stack,  30  x  8  J,  built  in  1830 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power.  Out  of  blast  in 
1875. 

Oley  Furnace,  Clymer  Iron  Co.,  Temple,  Berks  county.  One  stack,  30  x 
8,  built  in  1772 ;  cold  blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity,  1,200  net 
tons.  Wra.  H.  Clymer,  President,  and  Hiester  Clymer,  Secretary. 
See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Pennsylvania  Furnace,  Lyon,  Shorb  &  Co.,  Graysville,  Huntingdon 
county.  One  stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1813.  See  Bloomaries. 

Pine  Grove  Furnace,  South  Mountain  Iron  Co.,  Mountain  Creek,  Cum- 
berland county.  One  stack,  33  x  9 ;  open  top;  hot  blast;  water-power; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  Samuel  Thomas,  President;  J.  T. 
Knight,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  Josiah  Bachman,  Cashier,  and  S.  C. 
Miller,  Superintendent. 

Sarah  Furnace,  Assignees  of  Essington  Hammond,  Sarah,  Blair  county. 
One  stack,  32J  x  8£,  built  in  1824;  cold  blast;  open  top;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 1,500  net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Springfield  Furnace,  John  Royer,  Royer  P.  O.,  Blair  county.  One  stack, 
31  x  8J,  built  in  1815;  hot  blast ;  water-power ;  open  top;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 1,600  net  tons.  A.  McAllister,  Manager.  See  Bloonwr'n*. 

Spring  Hill  Furnace,  Fairchance  Iron  Co.,  Smithfield,  Fayette  county. 
One  stack,  35  x  9,  built  in  1805,  rebuilt  in  1854,  and  repaired  in  1873. 
See  Bituminous  Furnaces. 

Washington  Iron  Works,  Jacob  Yearick,  lessee,  Lamar,  Clinton  county. 
One  stack,  30  x  7,  built  in  1809.  See  Bloomaries. 

White  Deer  Furnace,  A.  Pardee,  Watsontown,  Union  county.  Office 
at  Hazleton,  Luzerne  county.  One  stack,  35  x  9,  built  in  1846. 

York  Furnace,  John  Bair  &  Co.,  York  Furnace,  York  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  8,  built  in  1830;  cold  blast;  water-power. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Pennsylvania:  39  stacks.  Total  number 
of  furnaces  in  Pennsylvania :  278  completed  stacks,  and  3  building. 

MARYLAND. 

CHARCOAL. 

Catoctin  Furnaces,  J.  B.  Kunkel,  Catoctin  Furnaces,  Frederick  county. 

Two  stacks,  32  x  8J,  and  32  x  9,  built  in  1775  and  1856 ;  open  tops ;  warm 

and  cold  blast;  steam  and  water  power;  total  annual  capacity,  5,000 

net  tons.    See  Coke  Furnaces. 
Cedar  Point  Furnace,  Brooke  &  Fritz,  Baltimore,  Baltimore  county.   One 

stack,  30  x  8;  hot  blast;  built  in  1843;  closed  top;  annual  capacity, 

3,000  net  tons.     See  Coke,  Furnaces. 
Chesapeake  Furnaces,  Wm.  F.  Pannell,  23  and  25  South  Frederick  st., 


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Baltimore.  Two  stacks,  32  x  8,  built  in  1845  and  1853 ;  warm  blast ; 
annual  capacity,  5,500  net  tons. 

Green  Spring  Furnace,  J.  B.  Haines  &  Co.,  Green  Spring,  Washington 
county.  One  stack,  35  x  8* ;  warm  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1848; 
open  top ;  annual  capacity,  1,200  net  tons.  • 

Harford  Furnace,  Clement  Dietrich  &  Sons,  Harford  Furnace,  Harford 
county.  One  stack,  28  x  6J,  built  in  1828 ;  hot  blast ;  steam  and  water 
power. 

Laurel  Furnace,  Estate  of  Daniel  M.  Keese,  Baltimore.  One  stack,  52  x 
9,  built  in  1856,  and  rebuilt  in  1873.;  warm  blast ;  closed  top ;  annual 
capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  D.  W.  &  E.  S.  Reese,  Managers. 

La  Grange  Furnace,  E.  S.  Rogers,  Clermont  Mills,  Harford  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  7£,  built  in  1836 ;  warm  blast ;  water-power. 

Locust  Grove  Furnace,  J.  Furstenberg,  Rossville,  Baltimore  county.  One 
stack,  35  x  "•},  built  in  1844 ;  hot  blast. 

Maryland  Furnaces,  H.  W.  Ellicott,  Baltimore.  Two  stacks,  each  50  x  9, 
built  in  1853  and  1870. 

Muirkirk  Furnace,  Muirkirk  Iron  Co.,  Muirkirk,  Prince  George's  county. 
One  stack,  27  x  8J,  built  in  1847  ;  hot  blast ;  closed  top  ;  oak  and  pine 
charcoal ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  Charles  E.  Coffin,  Presi- 
dent, and  W.  C.  Odiorne,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Principio  Furnace,  Geo.  P.  Whitaker,  Principio,  Cecil  county.  One  stack, 
33  x  8,  built  in  1700,  and  rebuilt  in  1835  ;  warm  blast ;  water-power. 

Stickney  Furnace,  Stickney  Iron  Co.,  Baltimore.  Formerly  called  Laza- 
retto Furnace.  One  stack,  50  x  9§ ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1854,  and  re- 
built in  1871.  J.  H.  Stickney,  President,  and  Wm.  Oliver,  Jr.,  Super- 
intendent. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Maryland :  15  stacks. 

ANTHRACITE   COAL   AND    COKE. 

Ashland  Furnaces,  Ashland  Iron  Co.,  Ashland,  Baltimore  county.  Three 
stacks,  32  x  12,  32  x  12,  and  52  x  16,  built  in  1840  and  1870  ;  Nos.  1  and 
2,  open  top  ;  No.  3,  closed  top ;  steam  and  water  power ;  annual  capac- 
ity, 22,000  net  tons.  Walter  S.  Franklin,  Manager. 

Number  of  anthracite  and  coke  furnaces  in  Maryland :  3  stacks. 

BITUMINOUS   COAL   AND    COKE. 

Antietam  Furnace,  J.  S.  Ahl  &  Co.,  Sharpsburgh,  AVashington  county. 

One  stack,  50  x  11,  built  in  1838 ;  water-power.    This  furnace  is  for  sale. 
Bowery  Furnace,  Cumberland  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Frostburg,  Alleghany 

county.     One  stack,  56  x  14J,  built  in  1868,  rebuilt  in  1873.     General 

Office,  52  Broadway,  New  York  :  Win.  M.  Richards,  President,  and  J. 

Richards,  Secretary. 


32  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Catoctin  Furnace,  J.  B.  Kunkel,  Catoctin  Furnaces,  Frederick  county. 

One  stack,  50  x  11J,  built  in  1873-4;  open  top;  used  Connellsville  coke 

in  1875;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.     See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 
Cedar  Point  Furnace,  Brooke  &  Fritz,  Baltimore.     One  stack,  44  x  12, 

built  in  1873;  closed  top;  coke;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.    See 

Charcoal  Furnaces. 
Elk  Kidge  Furnace,  T.  H.  Brown,  Elk  Ridge  Landing,  Howard  county. 

One  stack,  32  x  10,  rebuilt  in  1855 ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net 

tons.    Not  in  blast  since  January,  1874. 
Knoxville  Furnace,  C.  S.  Maltby,  Knoxville,  Frederick  county.     One 

stack,  41  x  12J;  not  in  blast  for  several  years,  but  resumed  in  1873. 

Formerly  Longacoming  Furnace. 
Number  of  raw  coal  and  coke  furnaces  in  Maryland :  6  stacks.    Total 

number  of  furnaces  in  Maryland :  24  stacks. 

VIRGINIA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Amherst  Furnace,  Wm.  H.  Jordan  (executor  of  estate  of  S.  F.  Jordan) 
Big  Island,  Bedford  county.  Furnace  in  Amherst  county.  One  stack, 
36  x  9,  built  in  1863;  warm  blast;  water-power. 

Barren  Springs  Furnace,  Robinson  and  Graham,  Reed  Island,  Wythe 
county.  One  stack,  35  x  8,  built  in  1853,  and  rebuilt  in  1873 ;  put  in 
blast  August  1,  1873  ;  cold  blast. 

Brown  Hill  Furnace,  Brown  Hill  Iron  Co.,  Brown  Hill,  Wythe  county. 
One  stack,  32  x  9  ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Cedar  Run  Furnace,  Graham  &  Robinson,  Graham's  Forge,  Wythe 
county.  One  stack,  32  x  9;  cold  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1832. 
See  Rolling  Mills  and  Bloomaries. 

Clifton  Forge  Furnace,  Howell  Fisher,  Clifton  Forge,  Allesrhany  county. 
One  stack,  34  x  8J;  not  in  blast  since  1860;  repaired  in  1874. 

Columbia  Furnace,  John  Wissler  &  Son,  Columbia,  Shenaiidoah  county. 
One  stack,  34  x  11,  rebuilt  in  1809;  cold  blast;  water-power. 

Glenwood  Furnace,  New  Jersey  Iron  Co.  of  Virginia,  Glenwood,  Rock- 
bridge  county.  One  stack,  35  x  8.],  rebuilt  in  1874;  open  top;  warm 
blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  President,  The- 
odore F.  Randolph,  Morristown,  New  Jersey;  Secretary  and  Superin- 
tendent, Ed.  N.  Kirk  Talcott,  Glenwood,  Va. ;  Treasurer,  Charles  Run- 
yon,  111  Broadway,  New  York. 

Grace  Furnace,  Tredegar  Company,  Wm.  T.  Patton,  Agent,  Grace  Fur- 
nace, Botetourt  county.  One  stack,  33  x  9.]  ;  cold  blast ;  built  in  1850, 
burned  in  1864,  rebuilt  in  1873,  and  put  in  blast  in  1874;  closed  top; 
annual  capacity,  1,600  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 


BLAST   FURNACES.  33 


Grey  Eagle  Furnace,  David  Huddle,  Brown  Hill,  "Wythe  county.  One 
stack,  33  x  9,  built  in  1863;  cold  blast;  water-power;  annual  capacity, 
600  net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Laurel  Furnace,  Peyton  &  Swop,  Cumberland  Gap,  Tennessee.  Furnace 
in  Lee  county,  Virginia.  One  stack,  28  x  8,  rebuilt  in  1873 ;  cold  blast ; 
water-power. 

Liberty  Furnace,  Wissler,  Armstrong  &  Stone,  Liberty  Furnace,  Shenan- 
doah  county.  One  stack,  30  x  Si,  built  in  1821 ;  cold  blast ;  water- 
power. 

Mine  Run  Furnace,  "Wm.  Boyer,  Seven  Fountains,  Shenandoah  county. 
One  stack,  32  x  6£ ;  cold  blast ;  water-power  ;  built  in  1872. 

Mount  Torrey  Furnace,  N.  Halsted,  Sheranda,  Augusta  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  9 ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1804. 

Mount  Vernon  Iron  Works,  AVyeth  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  lessees,  Weyer's 
Cave,  Rockingham  county.  One  stack,  35  x  9,  built  in  1848,  and  re- 
built in  1874,  after  a  long  rest;  cold  blast;  steam  and  water  power; 
closed  top ;  put  in  blast  August  4, 1875.  AVyeth  &  Brother,  proprietors, 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  See  Bloomaries. 

Oxford  Iron  Works,  D.  W.  Moore,  Mount  Athos,  Campbell  county.  One 
stack ;  hot  blast. 

Panic  Furnace,  Peter  Gallagher  &  Co.,  Mount  Airy,  near  Wytheville. 
One  stack ;  cold  blast ;  capacity,  8  net  tons  per  day ;  built  in  1875, 
and  blown  in  August  9,  1875. 

Panther  Gap  Furnace,  Panther  Gap  Iron  Co.,  Panther  Gap,  Rockbridge 
county.  One  stack,  38  x  9;  cold  blast;  completed  in  December,  1874. 

Radford  Furnace,  Isett  &  Culbertson,  Radford  Furnace,  Pulaski  county. 
One  stack,  35  x  10 ;  warm  blast ;  built  in  1868. 

Raven  Cliff  Furnace,  Crockett,  Sanders  &  Co.,  Wytheville,  Wythe  county. 
One  stack,  29  x  9,  built  in  1810  ;  cold  blast :  water-power.  See  Bloom- 
aries. 

Salisbury  Furnace,  Salisbury  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Fincastle,  Bote- 
tourt  county.  One  stack,  32  x  10,  built  in  1869  ;  hot  and  cold  blast ; 
open  top ;  water-power  ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  Jacob  Dakin, 
President  and  Manager. 

Shenandoah  Iron  Works,  Wm.  Milnes,  Jr.,  lessee,  Shenandoah  Iron 
Works,  Page  county.  One  stack,  33  x  9 ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1867 ;  an- 
nual capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  The  Shenandoah  Iron,  Lumber,  Min- 
ing, and  Manufacturing  Co.  own  this  and  another  stack  of  the  same 
size ;  the  latter  not  being  in  blast.  See  Bloomaries. 

Sinking  Creek  Furnace,  Johns  Mountain  Iron  Co.,  Newport,  Giles  county. 
One  stack,  35  x  9|,  built  in  1873 ;  hot  blast ;  water-power. 

Speedwell  Furnace,  D.  E.  James  &  Co.,  Speedwell,  Wythe  county.     One 


34  BLAST   FURNACES. 


stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1873-4 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ;  open  top ;  not 
in  blast  in  1875. 

Van  Buren  Furnace,  Frank  King,  Van  Buren  Furnace,  Shenandoah 
county.  One  stack,  37|  x  9J,  rebuilt  in  1870 ;  closed  top ;  cold  blast, 
but  arranged  for  hot ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 

Victoria  Furnace,  Ira  F.  Jordan  &  Co.,  Tolersville,  Louisa  county.  >  One 
stack,  33  x  8.},  built  in  1835 ;  warm  blast ;  open  top  ;  annual  capacity, 
1,200  net  tons. 

Walton  Furnace,  Howard  &  Sanders,  Max  Meadows,  Wythe  county. 
One  stack,  33  x  9;  cold  blast;  built  in  1872;  open  top;  annual  capac- 
ity, 1,300  net  tons. 

Wythe  Furnace,  Sayers,  Oglesby  &  Co.,  Wytheville,  Wythe  county.  One 
stack,  built  in  1873  ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Virginia:  28  stacks. 

COKE. 

Callie  Furnace,  D.  S.  Cook,  (of  Wrigbtsville,  Pennsylvania,)  Clifton  Forge, 
A-lleghany  county.  One  stack,  36  x  9,  built  in  1873-4 ;  used  charcoal 
in  1874,  but  coke  in  1875. 

Elizabeth  Furnace,  Elizabeth  Iron  Co.,  Elizabeth  Furnace  P.  0.,  Augusta 
county.  One  stack,  35  x  10,  built  in  1862;  closed  top;  annual  capacity, 
3,200  net  tons.  President,  C.  P.  Harmon,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Treas- 
urer, P.  H.  Trout,  and  Manager,  R.  B.  Dunlap. 

Lucy  Selina  Furnace,  Longdale  Iron  Co.,  Longdale,  Alleghany  county. 
One  stack,  44  x  11,  built  in  1827,  and  rebuilt  in  1873 ;  hot  and  cold 
blast ;  closed  top  ;  runs  on  either  coke  or  charcoal ;  water-power  ;  an- 
nual capacity,  3,750  net  tons.  Won.  Firmstone,  President,  Easton, 
Pennsylvania  ;  J.  E.  Johnson,  Manager. 

Virginia  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Buffalo  Gap,  Augusta  county.  Two  stacks, 
35  x  9,  and  40  x  10j,  built  in  1869  and  1873,  respectively  ;  open  tops  ; 
coke  and  splint  coal ;  total  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons.  President, 
H.  W.  Howell,  New  York  ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  H.  J.  Rogers,  New 
York ;  Superintendent,  William  Bushnell,  Buffalo  Gap. 

Number  of  coke  furnaces  in  Virginia :    5  stacks. 

ANTHRACITE. 

Powhatan  Iron  Works,  Powhatan  Iron  Co.,  Richmond.  Furnace  in 
Henrico  county.  One  stack,  48  x  13;  open  top;  water-power;  built  in 
1860,  and  rebuilt  in  1872-3;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.  Gen.  W. 
F.  Bartlett,  President  and  Treasurer,  and  T.  C.  Jones,  Secretary. 

Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Virginia  :  34  stacks. 
A  number  of  new  furnaces  have  been  "  projected"  in  this  State,  but 

careful  inquiry  fails  to  show  that  any  of  them  are  likely  to  be  built  at 

present. 


BLAST   FURNACES.  35 


NORTH   CAROLINA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Buckhorn  Furnace,  American  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Lockville,  Chatham 
county.  One  stack,  54  x  10,  built  in  1873 ;  hot  blast ;  water-power ; 
closed  top  ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  George  G.  Lobdell,  Presi- 
dent ;  George  G.  Lobdell,  Jr.,  Secretary ;  "\V.  "NV.  Lobdell,  Treasurer, 
and  J.  H.  Wissler,  Manager.  See  Endor  Furnace. 

Endor  Furnace,  American  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Lockville,  Chatham 
county.  One  stack,  39x8;  old  works  remodeled  in  1872-3;  hot 
blast;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons.  See  Buckhorn  Fur- 
nace. 

Madison  Furnace,  Jonas  "W.  Derr,  Lincolnton,  Lincoln  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  6,  built  in  1810  ;  cold  blast ;  water  power.  See  Bloomaries. 

Ore  Hill  Furnace,  Niesbet,  Greene  &  Co.,  Ore  Hill,  Chatham  county. 
One  stack,  30  x  8 ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1862 ;  stack  repaired  in  1873 ; 
daily  capacity  increased  to  10  tons.  See  Gulf  (bituminous)  Furnace. 

Eehoboth  Furnace,  Leonard  &  Benedict,  Iron  Station,  Lincoln  county. 
One  stack,  38  x  9J,  built  in  1810;  cold  blast;  water-power;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 1,200  net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Stonewall  Furnace,  Estate  of  Madison  Smith,  Iron  Station,  Lincoln 
county.  One  stack,  32  x  7,  built  in  1863 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ; 
annual  capacity,  600  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  for  two  years.  See  Vesuvius 
Furnace. 

Vesuvius  Furnace,  Estate  of  Madison  Smith,  Iron  Station,  Lincoln 
county.  One  stack,  32  x  8,  built  in  1780 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ;  an- 
nual capacity,  700  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  for  two  years.  See  Stonewall 
Furnace. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  North  Carolina:  7  stacks. 

COKE. 

Gulf  Furnace,  Niesbet,  Greene  &  Co.,  Ore  Hill,  Chatham  county.  One 
stack,  built  in  1873-5 ;  has  never  been  in  blast.  See  Ore  Hitt  (charcoal) 
Furnace. 

Total  number  of  furnaces  in  North  Carolina :  8  stacks. 

GEORGIA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Bear  Mountain  Furnaces,  Thomas  &  Brown,  Cartersville,  Cass  county. 
Furnaces  in  Bartow  county.  Two  stacks,  32  x  7J ;  cold  blast ;  water- 
power;  built  in  1842;  open  tops;  annual  capacity,  2,400  net  tons. 

Cherokee  Furnace,  Trenton,  Bade  county.  One  stack,  33  x  9.  A.  Mc- 
Lean, Agent. 


36  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Cherokee  Iron  Works,  Cherokee  Iron  Co.,  Cedartown,  Polk  county. 
One  stack,  60  x  12f,  built  in  1874-5 ;  closed  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 8,000  net  tons.  A.  G.  West,  President  and  Superintendent ; 
John  H.  Browning,  of  New  York,  Treasurer ;  W.  S.  Kenyon,  Secretary. 
Not  yet  in  blast. 

Diamond  Furnace,  W.  P.  Ward,  Cartersville,  Cass  county.  Furnace  in 
Bartow  county.  One  stack,  28  x  1\ ;  cold  blast;  built  in  1856  ;  water- 
power. 

Etna  Furnace,  Etna  Iron  Co.,  Etna  Furnace,  Polk  county.  One  stack, 
44x10;  cold  blast;  built  in  1870;  capacity,  10  to  12  net  tons  daily. 
Alfred  Shorter,  President;  C.  M.  Pennington,  Superintendent,  and 
John  E.  Stillwell,  Assistant  Superintendent. 

Pool  Furnace,  B.  G.  Pool,  Cartersville,  Cass  county.  Furnace  in  Bar- 
tow  county.  One  stack,  33  x  8,  built  in  1855 ;  cold  blast ;  water- 
power. 

Ridge  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Rome,  Floyd  county.  F.  I.  Stone,  President. 
One  stack,  43  x  10,  built  in  1873-4.  This  furnace  is  eight  miles  north 
of  Rome,  on  the  S.  R.  &  D.  Railroad. 

Rogers  Furnace,  Rogers  Iron  Co.,  Rogers  Depot,  Bartow  county.  One 
stack,  36x9;  cold  blast;  built  in  1873;  open  top;  annual  capacity, 
2,500  net  tons.  President,  M.  H.  Dooly,  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  W.  H.  Lumpkin,  Rogers  Depot. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Georgia:  9  stacks. 

COKE. 

Bartow  Furnaces,  Bartow  Iron  Co.,  Bartow  Iron  Works,  Bartow  county. 

Two  stacks,  36  x  9,  and  58  x  12,  built  in  1871  and  1873,  respectively  ; 

closed  tops;  annual  capacity,  No.  1,  2,500  net  tons;  No.  2,  6,000  net  tons. 

J.  C.  Haselton,  President ;  J.  J.  Willard,  Secretary,  and  F.  I.  Stone, 

Treasurer  and  Manager. 
Rising  Fawn  Iron  Co.,  Rising  Fawn,  Dade  county.    One  stack,  60  x  16, 

built  in  1873-5;  put  in  blast  June  18, 1875;  Whitwell  hot  blast.     W. 

B.  Thomas,  Superintendent. 

Number  of  coke  furnaces:  3  stacks.  Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Geor- 
gia :  12  stacks. 

ALABAMA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Alabama  Furnace,  Alabama  Iron  Co.,  Alabama  Furnace,  Talladega 
county.  One  stack,  41}  x  8|;  hot  blast;  built  in  1873;  open  top,  with 
bonnet ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons.  Stephen  S.  Glidden,  Pres- 
ident and  Manager ;  Horace  Ware,  Vice-President,  and  James  L.  Orr, 
Treasurer. 


BLAST   FURNACES.  37 


Bibb  Furnaces,  W.  E.  Johnston,  lessee,  Brierfield,  Bibb  county.  Two 
stac-ks,  40  x  8,  built  in  1862  and  1864 ;  cold  blast, 

Cornwall  Iron  Works,  Cornwall  Iron  Co.,  Cedar  Bluff,  Cherokee  county. 
One  stack,  44  x  9,  built  in  1862;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Giles  Edwards,  Woodstock,  Bibb  county.     One  stack  building. 

McKee  Furnace,  Jefferson  Iron  Co.,  Thomas  £  Co.,  lessees,  Irondale 
Furnace,  Jefferson  county.  One  stack,  46  x  10?  ;  hot  blast;  daily  ca- 
pacity, 15  net  tons. 

Eock  Run  Furnace,  Pleasant  Gap,  Cherokee  county.  One  stack,  38  x  9, 
built  in  1873-4 ;  put  in  blast  June  1,  1874 ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons ;  closed  top.  Now  offered  for  sale  by  creditors. 

Round  Mountain  Furnace,  Round  Mountain  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  E.  A. 
Williams,  President  and  General  Manager,  Rome,  Georgia.  Furnace 
at  Round  Mountain,  Cherokee  county,  Alabama.  One  stack,  45  x  8|, 
built  in  1853,  rebuilt  and  put  in  blast  in  June,  1874,  after  a  long  rest ; 
cold  blast;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  Use  red  fos- 
siliferous  ore,  yielding  58  per  cent. 

Shelby  Furnaces,  Shelby  Iron  Co.,  Shelby  Iron  Works,  Shelby  county. 
Two  stacks,  56  x  12  and  60  x  14,  built  in  1863  and  1873,  respectively  ; 
warm  blast;  closed  tops;  total  annual  capacity,  13,000  net  tons.  Presi- 
dent, John  W.  Lapsley ;  Secretary,  Charles  J.  Hazard,  and  Superinten- 
dent, Walter  Crafts. 

Stonewall  Iron  Works,  Stonewall  Iron  Co.,  Stonewall,  Cherokee  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  11,  built  in  1873;  hot  blast;  open  top;  annual  capacity, 
6,000  net  tons.  J.  W.  Bones,  President  and  Treasurer ;  Win.  Wurts, 
Manager. 

Tecumseh  Furnace,  Tecumseh  Iron  Co.,  Tecumseh,  Cherokee  county. 
One  stack,  60  x  12,  first  put  in  operation,  February  19,  1874 ;  hot  blast ; 
open  top,  but  soon  to  be  closed  ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  Wil- 
lard  Warner,  President  and  Manager ;  A.  E.  Buck,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

WToodstock  Furnace,  Woodstock  Iron  Co.,  Anniston,  Calhoun  county. 
One  stack,  4:>  x  12,  iirst  blown  in  April  13,  1873 ;  hot  and  cold  blast ; 
closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  President,  Alfred  L.  Ty- 
ler ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Samuel  Noble. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Alabama :  12  completed  stacks,  and  1 
building. 

CHARCOAL   AXD   COKE. 

Red  Mountain  Works,  James  Thomas  &  Co.,  Pratt,  Jefferson  county. 

Two  stacks,  each  60  x  12  ;  hot  blast ;  total  annual  capacity,  18,000  net 

tons  ;  use  fossiliferous  ore. 
Total  number  of  furnace's  in  Alabama :  14  completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 


38  BLAST   FURNACES. 


TEXAS. 

Jefferson  Iron  Co.,  Jefferson,  Marion  county.     One  stack,  40  x  9},  built 
in  1869,  rebuilt  in  1873-4  ;  hot  and  cold  blast.     G.  A.  Kelly,  President. 
Three  furnaces  were  abandoned  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
Number  of  furnaces  in  Texas:  1  charcoal  stack. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 


Belmont  Furnace,  Belmont  Nail  Works  Co.,  Wheeling.  One  stack,  65  x 
16,  first  blown  in  September  4,  1875 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity, 
18,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Lancaster  'Furnace,  Sinsheimer  &  Co.,  Irontown,  Taylor  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  11£,  built  in  1873  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Martin  Iron  Works,  Estate  of  George  Hardman,  Raccoon,  Preston  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  10,  built  in  1861.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Quinnimont  Furnace,  Bramwell  &  Forman,  Quinnimont,  Fayette  county. 
One  stack,  60  x  15,  built  in  1874. 

Riverside  Furnace,  Riverside  Iron  Works,  Wheeling.  Furnace  in  Mar- 
shall county.  One  stack,  60  x  17£,  built  in  1872;  closed  top;  annual 
capacity,  21,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Wheeling  Iron  and 'Nail  Co.,  Wheeling.  One  stack,  65  x  18,  built  in 
1873-4.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  coke  furnaces  in  West  Virginia :  6  stacks. 

CHARCOAL. 
Bloomery  Furnace,  Bloomery  Iron  Works  P.  0.,  Hampshire   county. 

One  stack,  30  x  7,  built  in  1844 ;  put  in  blast  November  1,  1873,  after  a 

long  rest. 
Capon  Iron  Works,  Keller  &  Co.,  Capon  Iron  Works,  Hardy  county. 

One  stack,  32  x  7,  built  in  1822.    See  Bloomaries. 
Elk  River  Furnace,  Elk  River  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Strange  Creek,  Brax- 

ton  county.     One  stack,  42  x  llf ,  built  in  1875  ;  cold  blast ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 5,000  net  tons.     Put  in  blast  October  1,  1875. 
Gladeville  Iron  Works.  Estate  of  George  Hardman,  Gladeville,  Preston 

county.    One  stack,  35  x  7  ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1872.    See  Coke  Furnaces. 
Kanawha  Iron  Co.,  Charleston,  Jefferson  county.     One  stack,  48  x  13, 

built  in  1875;  closed  top;  Whitwell  hot  blast;  daily  capacity,  40  tons. 

N.  I.  Bigley,  President,  and  G.  L.  Drouillard,  Secretary. 
Virginia  Furnace,  Muddy  Creek  P.  0.,  near  Kingwood,  Preston  county. 

One  stack,  30  x  6,  built  in  1853 ;  water-power ;  daily  capacity,  3  net  tons. 
Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  West  Virginia :  6  stacks.    Total  number 

of  furnaces  in  West  Virginia :  12  stacks. 


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KENTUCKY. 

HANGING    ROCK    DISTRICT. — BITUMINOUS   COAL    AND   COKE. 

Ashland  Furnace,  Lexington  and  Big  Sandy  R.  R.  Co.,  Douglas  Putnam, 
Jr.,  Agent,  Ashland,  Boyd  county.  One  stack,  62x15,  built  in  1869; 
closed  top ;  raw  coal ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  John  Means, 
President ;  John  G.  Peebles,  Vice-President ;  Wm.  F.  Gaylord,  Treas- 
urer, and  Robert  Peebles,  Secretary. 

Hunnewell  Furnace,  Eastern  Kentucky  Railway  Co.,  A.  J.  Kizer,  Agent, 
Riverton,  Greenup  county.  One  stack,  46^  x  11£,  built  in  1852 ;  hot 
blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  See  Pennsylvania  (char- 
coal) Furnace. 

Kentucky  Furnace,  Norton  Iron  Works,  Ashland,  Boyd  county.  One 
stack,  67  x  18,  built  in  1873;  blew  in  February  16, 1874;  closed  top;  an- 
nual capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Hanging  Rock  region  :  3  stacks. 

HANGING   ROCK   DISTRICT. — CHARCOAL. 

Bellefonte  Furnace,  Means,  Russell  &  Means,  Ashland,  Boyd  county. 
Furnace  in  Greenup  county.  One  stack,  33  x  10j  ;  built  in  1826 ;  hot 
blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  John  Russell, 
Manager. 

Boone  Furnace,  Nathaniel  Sands,  Boone  Furnace  P.  O.,  Carter  county. 
One  stack,  43  x  10,  built  in  1855 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity, 
4,500  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  in  1875. 

Buena  Vista  Furnace,  Means  &  Co.,  W.  W.  Culbertson,  Agent,  Ashland, 
Boyd  county.  One  stack,  40  x  10 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  built  in  1848 ; 
yearly  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Buffalo  Furnace,  Culbertson,  Earhart  &  Co.,  Greenupsburg,  Greenup 
county.  One  stack,  40  x  10J,  built  in  1851 ;  hot  and  cold  blast ;  fuel,  half 
charcoal  and  half  wood  ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons. 

Charlotte  Furnace,  Charlotte  Furnace  Co.,  Charlotte  Furnace  P.  O.,  Carter 
county.  One  stack,  50  x  11,  iron  shell,  built  in  1873 ;  warm  blast ;  closed 
top  ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  President,  Matt.  Ellis ;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer,  H.  W.  Bates;  Manager,  A.  C.  Van  Dyke.  Formerly 
called  Iron  Hills  Furnace. 

Kenton  Furnace,  Damarin  &  Co.,  Quincy,  Lewis  county.  Office  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  One  stack,  36x11,  built  in  1856;  open  top;  hot  blast; 
annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  in  1875.  See  Eagle,  Ham- 
den  and  Hope  Furnaces,  Hanging  Bock  region,  Ohio. 

Laurel  Furnace,  Robert  Scott  &  Co.,  Riverton,  Greenup  county.  One 
stack,  39 x  11,  built  in  1849;  open  top;  cold  and  hot  blast;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 3,000  net  tons. 


40  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Mount  Savage  Furnace,  Lexington  and  Carter  County  Mining  Co.,  Mount 
Savage,  Carter  county.  One  stack,  40  x  11,  built  in  1848 ;  hot  blast ;  open 
top ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Jos.  S.  Woolfolk,  President ;  H. 
G.  Craig,  Treasurer,  and  L.  Hood,  Superintendent. 

Pennsylvania  Furnace,  Eastern  Kentucky  Railway  Co.,  Riverton, 
Greenup  county.  One  stack,  37x11;  open  top;  hot  blast;  built  in 
1848 ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  See  Hunnewell  (coke)  Furnace. 

Raccoon  Furnace,  Raccoon  Mining  and  Manufacturing  Co.,  Greenups- 
burg,  Greenup  county.  One  stack,  35  x  10£,  built  in  1831 ;  open  top ; 
cold  and  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Hanging  Rock  region  :  10  stacks. 

MISCELLANEOUS. — BITUMINOUS   COAL    AND   COKE. 

Kenton  Furnace,  Gaylord  Iron  and  Pipe  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O.  Works  at 
Newport,  Campbell  county,  Ky.  One  stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1869 ;  an- 
nual capacity,  14,000  net  tons;  closed  top.  T.  G.  Gaylord,  President, 
and  C.  B.  Foote,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Not  in  blast  since  January, 
1873.  See  Wayne  Furnace,  Tennessee. 

Swift's  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Cincinnati,  O.  Works  at  Newport,  Ky. 
One  stack,  65  x  16,  built  in  1859,  enlarged  in  1869 ;  closed  top ;  coke ; 
annual  capacity,  17,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  outside  of  Hanging  Rock  region:  2 
stacks. 

MISCELLANEOUS. — CHARCOAL. 

Bath  Furnace,  Bath  Iron  Co.,  Frank  Fitch,  President,  Costigan,  Bath 
county.  One  stack,  40xlOJ;  cold  blast;  built  in  1839;  rebuilt  in 
1872-3. 

Centre  Furnace,  D.  Hillman  &  Sons,  Empire  Iron  Works,  Trigg  county. 
Furnace  in  Lyon  county.  One  stack,  50  x  12,  built  in  1852;  hot  and 
cold  blast;  daily  capacity,  14o  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills.  See  Tr'ujy 
Furnace. 

Cottage  Furnace,  Cottage  Furnace  Co.,  Mount  Sterling,  Estill  county. 
One  stack,  38  x  10j,  built  in  1855 ;  cold  blast. 

Estill  Furnace,  Red  River  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Fitchburg,  Estill 
county.  One  stack,  32  x  10 ;  cold  blast ;  built  in  1830.  E.  D.  Standiford, 
President;  R.  S.  Veech,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  C.  W.  Russell, 
Manager.  Not  in  blast  in  1875.  See  Red  River  Furnaces. 

Laura  Furnace,  John  P.  Pringle  &  Co.,  Laura  Furnace,  Trigg  county. 
One  stack,  36x9;  built  in  1851;  cold  blast;  out  of  blast  for  several 
years;  started  afresh  in  April,  1873. 

Red  River  Furnaces,  Red  River  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  E.  D.  Standiford, 
President,  Fitchburg,  Estill  county.  Two  stacks,  each  50  x  14,  built 
in  1869;  cold  blast;  open  tops.  Not  in  blast  in  1875.  See  Esti/l  I-'i/ruace. 


BLAST   FURNACES.  41 


Trigg  Furnace,  D.  Hillman  &  Sons,  Trigg  Furnace,  Trigg  county.  Office 
at  Empire  Iron  Works,  Trigg  county.  One  stack,  48x12,  built  in 
1871 ;  hot  and  cold  blast ;  daily  capacity,  18  net  tons.  See  Rotting  Mills. 
See  Centre  Furnace. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  outside  of  Hanging  Rock  region :  8  stacks. 
Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Kentucky :  23  stacks. 

TENNESSEE. 

DYESTONE  EEGION. — BITUMINOUS  COAL  AND   COKE. 

Chattanooga  Iron  Co.,  Chattanooga,  Hamilton  county.  One  stack,  61  x 
12| ;  completed  in  1874 ;  blown  in  in  September,  1874 ;  closed  top ;  an- 
nual capacity,  6,800  net  tons.  President,  J.  N.  McLane ;  Secretary,  J.  A. 
Austin,  and  Superintendent,  Edward  Doud. 

Oakdale  Furnace,  Oakdale  Iron  Co.,  Kingston,  Roane  county.  Works  at 
Oakdale,  Roane  county.  One  stack,  65  x  16J,  built  in  1873 ;  put  in  blast 
November  11,  1873. 

Rockwood  Furnaces,  Roane  Iron  Co.,  Rockwood,  Roane  county.  Office 
at  Chattanooga.  Two  stacks,  65  x  16,  and  56  x  14,  built  in  1867  and  1872  ; 
total  annual  capacity,  24,000  net  tons;  closed  tops.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Tennessee  :  4  stacks. 

PROJECTED. 

Tennessee  Coal  and  Railroad  Co.,  Tracy  City,  Grundy  county.  One 
stack,  commenced  in  1873,  but  never  finished.  E.  0.  Nathurst,  Sec- 
retary. 

EASTERN   OR   UNAKA    REGION. CHARCOAL. 

Carter  Furnace,  Knoxville  Carwheel  Co.,  Knoxville.  Furnace  in  Carter 
county.  One  stack,  32  x8;  cold  blast;  water-power;  built  in  1840. 
A.  L.  Maxwell,  President,  and  Harvey  Clark,  Secretary. 

Eagle  Furnace,  Benjamin  Gallup,  Bristol,  Sullivan  county.  One  stack, 
33  x  8,  built  in  1838 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power. 

Embreeville  Furnace,  Bradley  &  Co.,  Jonesboro,  Washington  county. 
One  stack,  32  x  8£,  built  in  1846.  A  new  fifteen-ton  furnace  is  pro- 
jected in  place  of  this  stack. 

Pottsdale  Furnace,  New  York  and  East  Tennessee  Iron  Co.,  Greeneville, 
Greene  county.  One  stack,  32  x  8J,  built  in  1862  ;  cold  blast ;  water- 
power  ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons.  George  Taylor, 
President,  and  F.  A.  Potts,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  110  Broadway, 
New  York  ;  J.  A.  Trim,  Superintendent.  Out  of  blast  since  February, 
1874. 

TJnaka  Furnace,  W.  F.  Gleason,  Uiiaka,  Greene  county.  One  stack, 
33  x  10| ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1868. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  eastern  region :  5  stacks. 

4 


42  BLAST   FURNACES. 


WESTERN    REGION. — CHARCOAL. 

Bear  Spring  Furnace,  Woods,  Yeatman  &  Co.,  Cumberland  Iron  Works, 
Dickson  county.  Office  at  Nashville.  Furnace  in  Stewart  county. 
One  stack,  38  x  11J,  built  in  1832,  abandoned  in  1854,  and  rebuilt  in 
1873 ;  open  top ;  either  hot  or  cold  blast ;  yearly  capacity,  5,000  tons.  In 
blast  in  1875.  See  Dover  Furnace.  See  Bloomaries. 

Brownsport  Furnace,  Young  &  Walker,  Brownsport  Furnace,  Decatur 
county.  One  stack,  40  x  12,  built  in  1850 ;  hot  blast. 

Clark  Furnace,  La  Grange  Iron  Works,  Danville,  Benton  county.  Fur- 
nace in  Stewart  county.  One  stack,  36  x  10 ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1854. 
J.  C.  Garrett,  President.  See  Eclipse  and  La  Grange  Furnaces. 

Cumberland  Furnace,  J.  P.  Drouillard,  Cumberland  Furnace,  Dickson 
county.  One  stack,  35  x  10£,  built  in  1825 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  an- 
nual capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Dover  Furnace,  Woods,  Yeatman  &  Co.,  Cumberland  Iron  Works,  Dick- 
son  county.  Office  at  Nashville.  Furnace  in  Stewart  county.  One 
stack,  34f  x  10 ;  open  top ;  cold  blast ;  built  in  1828,  abandoned  in  1834, 
rebuilt  in  1854,  and  repaired  in  1873 ;  annual  capacity,  3,600  net  tons. 
Out  of  blast  in  1875.  See  Bear  Spring  Furnace. 

Eclipse  Furnace,  La  Grange  Iron  Works,  Danville,  Benton  county. 
Furnace  in  Stewart  county.  One  stack,  35  x  9J,  built  prior  to  1855 ; 
cold  blast.  See  Clark  Furnace. 

La  Grange  Furnace,  La  Grange  Iron  Works,  Danville,  Benton  county. 
Furnace  in  Stewart  county.  One  stack,  35  x  Q} ;  hot  blast ;  built  in 
1832.  See  Clark  Furnace. 

Napier  Furnace,  Ward,  Rains  &  Co.,  Columbia,  Maury  county.  Furnace 
in  Lewis  county.  One  stack,  35  x  9 ;  cold  blast ;  repaired  in  1873. 

Eough  and  Eeady  Furnace,  Rough  and  Ready  Iron  Works,  Rough  and 
Ready  Furnace,  Stewart  county.  One  stack,  35  x  10,  built  in  1850  ;  hot 
blast. 

Speedwell  Furnace,  Woodson,  Rose  &  Harbison,  Speedwell,  Claiborne 
county.  One  stack,  30  x  9,  built  in  1825 ;  cold  blast ;  water-power ;  an- 
nual capacity,  1,000  net  tons. 

Vernon  Furnace,  Sechler,  McCullough  &  Co.,  Vernon  Furnace,  Mont- 
gomery county.  One  stack,  34  x  10J- ;  hot  blast ;  built  in  1833 ;  closed 
top;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Wayne  Furnace,  Gaylord  Iron  and  Pipe  Co.,  (of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,)  G.  W. 
Boyd,  Superintendent,  Wayne  Furnace,  Wayne  county.  One  stack, 
42  x  11,  built  in  1856 ;  hot  blast.  See  Kenton  (coke)  Furnace,  Kentucky. 

Worley  Furnace,  Orr,  Newell  &  Co.,  Worley  Furnace,  Dickson  county. 
One  stack,  36  x  9;  hot  blast;  built  in  1847. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Western  region ;  13  stacks.  Total  number  of  fur- 
naces in  Tennessee :  22  stacks. 


BLAST   FURNACES.  43 


OHIO. 

HANGING    ROCK. CHARCOAL. 

Bloom  Furnace,  John  Paull  &  Co.,  Bloom  Switch,  Scioto  county.  One 
stack,  33  x  11,  built  in  1832,  and  rebuilt  in  1846;  annual  production, 
3,000  net  tons ;  hot  blast ;  open  top.  Furnace  building  lighted  at  night 
by  natural  gas  from  an  800-foot  well.  For  sale.  F.  E.  Duduit,  Man- 
ager, Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Buckeye  Furnace,  Buckeye  Furnace  Co.,  Berlin  X  Eoads,  Jackson 
county.  One  stack,  37  x  11,  built  in  1851 ;  open  top ;  hot  and  cold  blast ; 
annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  L.  Davis,  Superintendent  and  Agent, 
and  T.  J.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Buckhorn  Furnace,  Charcoal  Iron  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  36  x  9£,  built  in  1834 ;  open  top ;  annual  production,  4,000  net  tons. 
S.  C.  Johnson,  President.  See  Howard  Furnace. 

Cambria  Furnace,  David  Lewis  &  Co.,  Samsonville,  Jackson  county.  One 
stack,  38  x  11,  built  in  1854 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  4,000 
net  tons.  W.  W.  Evans,  Manager. 

Centre  Furnace,  W.  D.  Kelly  &  Sons,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  40  x  10?,  built  in  1837  ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons.  See  Grant  Furnace. 

Cincinnati  Furnace,  Long  &  Smith,  Cincinnati  Furnace,  Vinton  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  10J,  built  in  1853 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capac- 
ity, 4,000  net  tons. 

Clinton  Furnace,  Wm.  J.  Bell,  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  county.  One  stack, 
31  x  9J,  built  in  1832 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  5,020  net 
tons.  Not  in  blast  since  October,  1873. 

Eagle  Furnace,  L.  C.  Damarin,  Reed's  Mills,  Vinton  county.  Addressed 
at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  One  stack,  32f  x  11,  built  in  1852 ;  open  top ;  hot 
blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  See  Hamden  and  Hope  Furnaces, 
Ohio,  and  Kenton  Furnace,  Kentucky,  (cfiarcoal). 

Etna  Furnace,  Etna  Iron  Works,  George  Willard,  President,  Ironton, 
Lawrence  county.  One  stack,  37  x  10J,  built  in  1832 ;  open  top ;  hot 
and  cold  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  See  Vesuvius  Furnace 
and  Etna  (coke)  Iron  Works. 

Gallia  Furnace,  Norton,  Campbell  &  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county. 
Furnace  in  Gallia  county.  One  stack,  36  x  10,  built  in  1847  ;  open  top ; 
hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Grant  Furnace,  W.  D.  Kelly  &  Sons,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  42  x  11,  built  in  1869 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  5,000 
net  tons.  See  Centre  Furnace. 

Hamden  Furnace,  Damarin  &  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county.    Furnace 


44  BLAST   FURNACES. 


at  Eeed's  Mills,  in  Vinton  county.  One  stack,  34  x  11,  built  in  1854 ; 
hot  blast;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Idle  in  1875. 
See  Eagle  and  Hope  Furnaces. 

Hecla  Furnace,  Hecla  Iron  and  Mining  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
One  stack,  36  x  10J,  built  in  1833 ;  cold  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capac- 
ity, 3,900  net  tons.  Wm.  Means,  President. 

Hope  Furnace,  L.  C.  Damarin  &  Co.,  lessees,  Hope  Furnace,  Vinton 
county.  One  stack,  36  x  10j,  built  in  1854;  open  top;  hot  blast;  an- 
nual capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Idle  in  1875.  See  Eagle  and  Hamden 
Furnaces. 

Howard  Furnace,  Charcoal  Iron  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  Fur- 
nace in  Scioto  county.  One  stack,  36  x  lOf ,  built  in  1853  ;  open  top ; 
hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  See  Buckhorn  Furnace. 

Jackson  Furnace,  Estate  of  L.  P.  N.  Smith,  Sciotoville,  Scioto  county. 
Furnace  in  Jackson  county.  One  stack,  36  x  10J,  built  in  1839 ;  hot 
blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons. 

Jefferson  Furnace,  Jefferson  Furnace  Co.,  Oak  Hill,  Jackson  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  11 J,  built  in  1854 ;  open  top ;  cold  blast ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 5,000  net  tons. 

Keystone  Furnace,  Keystone  Furnace  Co.,  Keystone  Furnace,  Jackson 
county.  Addressed  also  at  Portsmouth.  One  stack,  36  x  10J,  built  in 
1849 ;  open  top  ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Latrobe  Furnace,  Bundy  &  Cobb,  Berlin  X  Roads,  Jackson  county.  One 
stack,  35  x  10,  built  in  1854 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons. 

Lawrence  Furnace,  Lawrence  Furnace  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
One  stack,  38  x  11,  built  in  1834 ;  hot  blast ;  fuel,  charcoal,  coke,  and 
coal ;  open  top  ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  A.  B.  Cole,  President ; 
W.  H.  Peters,  Secretary,  and  George  Peters,  Vice-President  and 
Manager. 

Lincoln  Furnace,  Lincoln  Furnace  Co.,  Eeed's  Mills,  Vinton  county. 
Furnace  in  Jackson  county.  One  stack,  37  x  10J,  built  in  1853 ;  open 
top ;  hot  and  cold  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Logan  Furnace,  Logan  Furnace  Co.,  Logan,  Hocking  county.  One  stack, 
29  x  10,  built  in  1852  ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net 
tons.  S.  Churchill,  President,  and  C.  H.  Rippey,  Secretary. 

Madison  Furnace,  Clare,  Duduit  &  Co.,  Clay,  Jackson  county.  One  stack, 
37x9j,  built  in  1854;  hot  blast;  open  top;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net 
tons. 

Monitor  Furnace,  Monitor  Furnace  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  11,  built  in  1868  ;  annual  production,  4,500  net  tons ;  open 
top  ;  hot  blast,  John  Peters,  President. 


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Monroe  Furnace,  Union  Iron  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county.  Furnace 
in  Jackson  county.  One  stack,  37  x  12,  built  in  1856  ;  hot  blast ;  open 
top ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  John  Campbell,  President,  and 
Wm.  M.  Bolles,  Secretary.  See  Washington  Furnace. 

Mount  Vernon  Furnace,  H.  Campbell  &  Sons,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
One  stack,  32  x  10,  built  in  1833 ;  hot  blast;  open  top ;  annual  capacity, 
4,400  net  tons.  Jno.  W.  Campbell,  Manager. 

Ohio  Furnace,  Means,  Kyle  &  Co.,  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence  county. 
Furnace  in  Scioto  county.  One  stack,  36  x  11 J,  built  in  1845 ;  open  top ; 
hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Thomas  W.  Means,  Presi- 
dent, and  E.  B.  Willard,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  See  Pine  Grove 
Furnace. 

Olive  Furnace,  Campbell,  McGugin  &  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
One  stack,  37  x  10^,  built  in  1846 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons. 

Pine  Grove  Furnace,  Means,  Kyle  &  Co.,  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence 
county.  One  stack,  36  x  12,  built  in  1829 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual 
capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  See  Ohio  Furnace. 

Richland  Furnace,  Richland  Furnace  Co.,  Richland,  Vinton  county.  One 
stack,  40  x  10 J,  built  in  1854 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000 
net  tons. 

Scioto  Furnace,  L.  C.  Robinson  &  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  10|,  built  in  1844 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  4,000 
net  tons. 

Union  Furnace,  Brooks  &  Houston,  Haydenville,  Hocking  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  10,  built  in  1853 ;  open  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  3,500 
net  tons. 

Vesuvius  Furnace,  Etna  Iron  Works,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  9,  built  in  1833 ;  cold  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity,  3,000 
net  tons.  See  Etna  Furnace  and  Etna  (coke.)  Iron  Works. 

Washington  Furnace,  Union  Iron  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county.  Fur- 
nace in  Lawrence  county.  One  stack,  35  x  11,  built  in  1853 ;  hot  blast ; 
open  top ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  See  Monroe  Furnace. 

Total  number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Hanging  Rock  region :  34  stacks. 

BITUMINOUS  COAL  AKD  COKE. 

Belfont  Furnace,  Belfont  Iron  Works,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  66  x  16,  built  in  1868 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons. 
See  Rolling  Mills. 

Etna  Iron  Works,  Ironton.  Two  stacks :  Alice,  86  x  18 ;  first  blown  in, 
Sept.  13, 1875 ;  closed  top ;  Whitwell  hot  blast ;  Ferrie  self-coking  appa- 
ratus ;  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons.  Blanche,  86  x  18,  nearly  fin- 
ished to  mate  the  Alice,  will  not  be  put  in  blast  until  trade  revives. 


46  BLAST   FURNACES. 


Geo.  Willard,  President;  John  Ellison,  Vice-President,  and  Geo.  K. 

Hosford,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.     See  Etna  and   Vesuvius  Furnaces 

(charcoal). 

Fulton  Furnace,  Globe  Iron  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.  Office,  Ports- 
mouth. One  stack,  50  x  llf,  built  in  1868 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity, 

4,500  ne.t  tons.     See  Globe  Furnace. 
Globe  Furnace,  Globe  Iron  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.    One  stack,  46£ 

x  12,  built  in  1872 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.    See 

Fulton  Furnace. 
Huron  Furnace,  Huron  Iron  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.    One  stack, 

49  x  11  J,  first  blown  in  April  19,  1875 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity, 
5,500  net  tons.    Lot  Davis,  President;  M.  D.  Jones,  Secretary,  and 
Miles  Jones,  Manager. 

Ironton  Furnace,  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county.  One 
stack,  58  x  16,  built  in  1873-4 ;  closed  top ;  daily  capacity,  50  net  tons. 
Daniel  R.  Wolfe,  Secretary.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Milton  Furnace,  Milton  Furnace  and  Coal  Co.,  Milton,  Jackson  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  12,  built  in  1873-4 ;  put  in  blast  June  6,  1874 ;  annual 
capacity,  4,000  net  tons ;  closed  top.  Alanson  Bobbins,  President ;  J. 
E.  Ferree,  Secretary,  and  H.  S.  Willard,  Manager. 

Ophir  Furnace,  Ophir  Iron  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.  One  stack,  40 
x  10,  built  in  1874 ;  blown  in  June  15,  1874 ;  closed  top ;  raw  coal ;  an- 
nual capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Wm.  T.  Washam,  President;  J.  H. 
Moore,  Secretary,  and  Peter  Hoop,  Manager. 

Orange  Furnace,  Orange  Iron  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.  One  stack, 
40  x  10,  built  in  1864;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Out 
of  blast  in  1875. 

Star  Furnace,  Star  Furnace  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.    One  stack, 

50  x  11£ ;  completed  August  20,  1866  ;  fuel,  raw  coal,  and  ore,  native ; 
closed  top ;  bell-and-hopper ;   annual  capacity,  4,082  net  tons.    Isaac 
Brown,  President;  Alanson  Bobbins,  Secretary;  Thomas  M.  Jones, 
Manager,  and  Henry  Price,  Mining  Engineer. 

Tropic  Furnace,  Tropic  Furnace  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.  One 
stack,  47  x  11  J,  built  in  1872-3;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  5,500  net 
tons.  E.  T.  Jones,  President,  and  D.  D.  Morgan,  Secretary. 

Vinton  Furnace,  Bancroft  &  Rader,  Vinton  Station,  Vinton  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  11,  built  in  1854 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 
Used  Connellsville  coke  in  1874,  native  coke  in  1875.  Make  their  coke 
in  Belgian  ovens,  and  claim  it  is  equal  to  Connellsville. 

Wellston  Twin  Furnaces,  Wellston  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Wellston,  Jackson 
county.  Two  stacks,  each  53  x  11-J,  built  in  1874-5 ;  closed  tops ;  total 
annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Hanging  Rock  region  :  15  stacks. 


BLAST  FURNACES.  47 


MAHOXIXG   VALLEY. — BITUMINOUS   COAL   AXD   COKE. 

Ada  Furnace,  Mahoning  Iron  Co.,  Lowellville,  Mahoning  county.  One 
stack,  56  -x.  15,  built  in  1845 ;  rebuilt  of  iron  in  1872. 

Anna  Furnace,  Struthers  Iron  Co.,  Struthers,  Mahoning  county.  Tele- 
graph address,  Lowellville.  One  stack,  54  x  16,  built  in  1869 ;  open  top ; 
use  block  coal ;  capacity,  18,000  net  tons.  Thos.  W.  Kennedy,  Manager, 
and  H.  T.  Stewart,  Agent. 

Ashland  Furnaces,  Jonathan  Warner,  Mineral  Ridge,  Trumbull  county. 
Two  stacks,  Ashland  and  Porter ;  one,  45  x  12,  the  other,  45  x  13 ;  built  in 
1859  and  1860 ;  block  coal ;  closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  18,000  net 
tons. 

Brier  Hill  Furnace,  Brier  Hill  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning 
county.  One  stack,  47  x  12,  built  in  1846.  N.  Crandall,  Secretary. 
See  Grace  Furnaces. 

Brown,  Bonnell  &  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning  county.  Two  stacks: 
Falcon,  60  x  14,  built  about  1850,  and  Phoenix,  65  x  16,  built  in  1854 ; 
fuel,  block  coal  and  Connellsville  coke ;  closed  tops ;  annual  capacity, 
Falcon,  12,000  net  tons,  and  Phoenix,  15,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  If  ills. 

Eagle  Furnace,  Eagle  Furnace  Co.,  Youngstowu,  Mahoning  county.  One 
stack,  51  x  13 1,  built  in  1846;  closed  top;  annual  capacity,  11,500  net 
tons.  Henry  Manning,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Elizabeth  Furnace,  James  Ward  &  Co.,  Niles,  Trumbull  county.  One 
stack,  65  x  14i,  built  in  1859.  Out  of  blast  in  1875. 

Eva-Lily  Furnace,  Akron  Iron  Co.,  Akron,  Summit  county.  One  stack, 
60  x  14,  built  in  1872 ;  put  in  blast  in  September,  1873 ;  closed  top ; 
annual  capacity,  13,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Girard  Furnace,  Girard  Iron  Co.,  Youngstown.  Furnace  at  Girard, 
Trumbull  county.  One  stack,  58  x  15,  built  in  1866 ;  closed  top ;  fuel, 
raw  coal  and  coke ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  J.  G.  Butler,  Jr., 
Manager. 

Grace  Furnaces,  Brier  Hill  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning 
county.  Two  stacks,  each  47  x  14,  built  in  1860  and  1861.  See  Brier 
Hill  Furnace. 

Haselton  Furnaces,  Andrews  Brothers,  Haselton,  Mahoning  county. 
Two  stacks,  56  x  18,  and  56  x  13£,  built  in  1867  and  1868 ;  combined 
daily  capacity,  100  net  tons. 

Himrod  Furnaces,  Himrod  Furnace  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning  county. 
Three  stacks,  48  x  14,  70  x  18,  and  48  x  13,  built  in  1859, 1860,  and  1868 ; 
No.  1  rebuilt  in  1872,  and  No.  2  in  1875 ;  fuel,  mainly  raw  coal ;  closed 
tops ;  annual  capacity,  No.  1, 10,000  net  tons ;  No.  2,  18,000,  and  No.  3, 
8,000.  R.  A.  Wight,  President,  and  Robert  Kelly,  Secretary,  P.  O.  Box 
157,  New  York ;  and  A.  B.  Cornell,  Treasurer  and  Manager,  Youngs- 
town. 


48  BLAST  FURNACES. 


Hubbard  Furnaces,  Andrews  &  Hitchcock,  Youngstown,  Mahoning 
county.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  16,  built  in  1867  and  1872 ;  both  in 
Trumbull  county ;  fuel,  raw  coal ;  one  open  top,  one  closed  ;  total  an- 
nual capacity,  32,000  net  tons. 

Kitty  Furnace,  Wm.  Ward  &  Co.,  Niles,  Trumbull  county.  One  stack, 
55£  x  12J,  built  in  1870. 

Warren  Furnace,  Wm.  Richards  &  Sons,  Warren,  Trumbull  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  14,  built  in  1870.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Mahoning  region :  22  stacks. 

MISCELLANEOUS. — BITUMINOUS  COAL  AND   COKE. 

Baird  Iron  Works,  Baird,  Thomas  &  Deshler,  Gore,  Hocking  county. 

Building  one  stack,  44  x  12 ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons ;  to  use 

raw  splint  coal. 
Bellaire  Nail  Works,  Bellaire,  Belmont  county.      One  stack,  65  x  16, 

built  in  1873 ;  put  in  blast  September  18, 1875 ;  closed  top  ;  coke  ;  an- 
nual capacity,  13,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Benwood  Iron  Works,  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.    Furnace  at  Martin's 

Ferry,  Belmont  county,  Ohio.    One  stack,  42  x  11,  built  in  1866.    See 

West  Virginia  Rolling  Mills. 
Columbus  Iron  Co.,  Columbus,  Franklin  county.    One  stack,  60  x  13J, 

built  in  1870 ;  raw  coal  and  coke ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  10,000 

net  tons.    E.  C.  Neil,  President;  W.  Neil  Dennison,  Secretary,  and 

Samuel  Thomas,  General  Manager. 
Emma  Furnace,  Union  Iron  Works  Co.,  Cleveland,  Cuyahoga  county. 

One  stack,  65  x  16,  built  in  1872 ;  closed  top ;  fuel,  raw  coal  and  coke ; 

estimated  daily  production,  40  net  tons.    See  Rolling- Mills. 
Fairfield  Furnace,  Tuscarawas  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Canal  Dover,  Tuscara- 

was  county.    One  stack,  45  x  14,  built  in  1854 ;  raw  coal ;  closed  top ; 

annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.    President,  J.  F.  Card,  Cleveland,  Ohio  ; 

Secretary,  Henry  Anderman,  and  Manager,  S.  W.  Croxton. 
Fanny  Furnace,  Licking  Iron  Co.,  Newark,  Licking  county.    One  stack, 

50  x  11£,  built  in  1874-5 ;  blown  in  May  25,  1875 ;  closed  top ;  not  run 

on  Sundays ;  annual  capacity,  6,500  net  tons.    Wm.  Shields,  President, 

and  E.  S.  McKinlay,  Secretary. 
Franklin  Furnace,  Franklin  Iron  Co.,  Columbus,  Franklin  county.    One 

stack,  62  x  17,  completed  in  November,  1873 ;  raw  coal  and  coke ;  closed 

top ;  annual  capacity,  18,000  net  tons.    Isaac  Eberly,  President,  and  N. 

Mithoff,  Secretary.    Out  of  blast  since  June,  1874. 
Glasgow-Port-Washington  Iron  and  Coal  Co.  Limited,  Port  Washington, 

Tuscarawas  county.    Two  stacks,  each  70  x  17 J,  built  in  1873-4 ;  one 

stack,  the  Nellie,  first  blown  in  in  August,  1874 ;  fuel,  Connellsville 

coke ;  closed  tops  ;  total  annual  capacity,  33,000  net  tons.    President, 


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James  Reid  Stewart,  Glasgow,  Scotland;    Secretary,  Lawrence  Hill 
Watson ;  Treasurer,  William  Rennie,  and  Manager,  William  B.  Rennie. 

Graffton  Furnaces,  Graffton  Furnace  Co.,  Leetonia,  Columbiana  county. 
Two  stacks,  54  x  14,  and  54  x  16,  built  in  1866  and  1872.  Henry  King, 
Secretary,  12  Smithfield  st.,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 

Jefferson  Iron  Works,  Spaulding,  Woodward  &  Co.,  Steubenville,  Jeffer- 
son county.  Two  stacks,  each  48  x  12J,  built  in  1862  and  1863 ;  coke. 
See  Rolling  Mills. 

Leetonia  Furnaces,  Cherry  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Leetonia,  Columbiana  county. 
Two  stacks,  each  55  x  13,  built  in  1867 ;  closed  tops ;  Washingtonville 
coke  and  raw  coal ;  total  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons.  See  Moiling 
Mitts. 

Massillon  Furnace,  J.  P.  Burton,  Massillon,  Stark  county.  One  stack, 
45  x  14,  built  in  1854 ;  raw  coal ;  black  band  ore ;  annual  capacity,  6,000 
net  tons. 

Mingo  Furnaces,  Mingo  Iron  Works,  Mingo  Junction,  Jefferson  county. 
Two  stacks;  one,  60  x  15,  built  in  1871 ;  the  other,  60  x  16,  was  first 
put  in  blast  in  September,  1873. 

Morgan  Furnace,  David  Morgan,  Irondale,  Jefferson  county.  One  stack, 
60  x  16,  built  in  1870 ;  coke ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net 
tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Newburgh  Furnaces,  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland,  Cuyahoga 
county.  Two  stacks ;  one,  60  x  16,  built  in  1864 ;  the  other,  60  x  16 £, 
built  in  1872,  was  put  in  blast  in  October,  1872 ;  closed  tops  ;  total  an- 
nual capacity,  29,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Proton  Furnace,  Cleveland  Iron  Co..  Cleveland,  Cuyahoga  county.  One 
stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1869.  S.  A.  Fuller,  Secretary.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Steubenville  Furnace,  Steubenville  Furnace  and  Iron  Co.,  Steubenville, 
Jefferson  county.     One  stack,  60  x  16,  built  in  1872;   native  coke;^ 
closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.    President,  L.  Raney ;  Vice- 
President,  M.  S.  Stokely ;  Secretary,  Wm.  R.  Drake ;  Treasurer,  Wm. 
H.  Mooney,  and  Manager,  Joseph  Bird. 

Volcano  Furnace,  Volcano  Furnace  Co.,  Massillon,  Stark  county.  One 
stack,  43  x  14,  built  in  1855 ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons- 
James  Lee,  President ;  Anthony  Howells,  Treasurer,  and  Joseph  Hicks, 
Manager. 

Zanesviile  Furnace,  Ohio  Iron  Co.,  Zanesville,  Muskingum  county.  One 
stack,  62  x  15f ,  built  in  1871 ;  closed  top  ;  bell-and-hopper ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 13,500  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  coal  and  coke  furnaces  in  Ohio,  outside  of  the 
Hanging  Rock  and  Mahoning  Valley  districts :  25  completed  stacks,  and 
1  building. 


50  BLAST   FURNACES. 


CHARCOAL. — MISCELLANEOUS. 

Antwerp  Furnace,  Antwerp  Furnace  Co.,  Antwerp,  Paulding  county. 
One  stack,  42  x  8£,  built  in  1865.  A.  Cobb,  Agent,  112  Superior  st., 
Cleveland. 

Manhattan  Furnace,  Sunday  Creek  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Toledo,  Lucas 
county.  Furnace  at  Ironville,  in  Toledo.  One  stack,  40  x  9,  built  in 
1866;  warm  blast;  daily  capacity,  14  net  tons.  F.  O.  Marsh,  Presi- 
dent, and  D.  L.  Davies,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Paulding  Furnace,  Paulding  Furnace  Co.,  Cecil,  Paulding  county.  One 
stack,  42  x  10,  built  in  1865 ;  hot  blast ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity, 
6,000  net  tons.  John  F.  R.  Evans,  Manager. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Ohio,  outside  of  Hanging  Rock  region : 
3  stacks.  Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Ohio ;  99  completed  stacks,  and 
1  building. 

INDIANA. 

RAW  BITUMINOUS  BLOCK  COAL. 

Brazil  Furnace,  Yandes,  Root  &  Garlick,  Brazil,  Clay  county.  One  stack, 
61  x  14,  built  in  1867 ;  annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons. 

Greene  County  Iron  Works  Co.,  Worthington,  Greene  county.  Addressed 
also  at  Indianapolis.  Building  one  stack,  50  x  14 ;  closed  top ;  to  use 
block  coal ;  operated  by  steam  ;  estimated  annual  capacity,  8,000  net 
tons.  S.  D.  Jones,  President ;  J.  W.  King,  Secretary ;  C.  N.  Shaw, 
Treasurer,  and  J.  P.  Woodard,  Vice-President  and  Manager. 

Lafayette  Furnace,  Lafayette  Iron  Co.,  Brazil,  Clay  county.  Located  at 
Otter  Creek,  2J  miles  from  Brazil.  One  stack,  45  x  10£,  built  in  1868 ; 
annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  B.  F.  Maston,  Secretary. 

Planet  Furnace,  Indianapolis  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Harmony,  Clay  county. 
Office  at  Indianapolis.  One  stack,  40  x  11  J,  built  in  1867;  closed  top ; 
.  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  Not  in  blast  since  December,  1873. 
See  Rolling  Mills. 

Runser  Iron  Co.,  Knightsville,  Clay  county.  One  stack,  16  x  4J,  built  in 
1875,  and  put  in  blast  September  6,  1875 ;  cold  blast ;  daily  capacity, 
12  net  tons.  Use  slag  from  the  neighboring  furnaces.  S.  Runser,  Su- 
perintendent. 

Vigo  Furnaces,  Vigo  Iron  Co.,  Terre  Haute,  Vigo  county.  Two  stacks, 
each  52  x  12,  built  in  1870  and  1872 ;  fuel,  raw  coal  and  coke ;  one  open 
top  and  one  closed ;  combined  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  A.  J. 
Crawford,  Superintendent. 

Western  Furnaces,  Western  Iron  Co.,  Knightsville,  Clay  county.  Two 
stacks,  each  48  x  12J ;  built  in  1867  and  1868 ;  total  annual  capacity, 
15,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Indiana :  8  completed  stacks,  and  1 
building. 


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CHARCOAL. 

Nelson  Furnace,  Nelson  Furnace  Co.,  Shoals,  Martin  county.  One  stack, 
60  x  13,  built  in  1872 ;  hot  blast ;  closed  top ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net 
tons.  President,  Nelson  Fordice ;  Secretary,  Wm.  H.  Dillingham ;  As- 
sistant Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Wm.  H.  Daniel,  and  Manager,  Wm. 
H.  Lampton. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Indiana :  1  stack.  Total  number  of  fur- 
naces in  Indiana :  9  completed  stacks,  and  1  building. 

ILLINOIS. 

BITUMINOUS  COAL   AND   COKE. 

Big  Muddy  Furnace,  Wm.  I.  &  B.  W.  Lewis,  Grand  Tower,  Jackson 
county.  Office  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  One  stack,  69  x  17,  built  in 
1871 ;  weekly  capacity,  315  net  tons. 

Bridgeport  Furnaces,  Union  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago.  Two  stacks,  each 
56  x  14,  built  in  1869 ;  closed  tops ;  fuel,  Connellsville  coke  and  Indiana 
coal ;  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons.  Formerly  owned  by  Joliet  Iron 
and  Steel  Co.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Grand  Tower  Furnaces,  Grand  Tower  Mining,  Manufacturing  and  Trans- 
portation Co.,  Grand  Tower,  Jackson  county.  Two  stacks,  each  68  x 
16,  built  in  1868 ;  open  tops ;  fuel,  3  parts  raw  Big  Muddy  coal,  and  1 
part  coke,  made  from  slack  of  the  same  kind  of  coal ;  Missouri  ores ; 
No.  2  has  been  in  blast  since  March,  1874 ;  No.  1  has  been  partially 
demolished ;  total  annual  capacity,  27,000  net  tons ;  product,  Bessemer 
pig  iron.  Operated  by  Charles  N.  Talbot  and  Josiah  0.  Low,  trustees 
for  bondholders ;  Thomas  M.  Williamson,  Superintendent. 

Illinois  Furnace,  Illinois  Furnace  Co.,  Elizabethtown,  Hardin  county. 
One  very  old  stack,  39  x  11,  probably  the  first  built  in  Illinois,  but  re- 
paired in  1873 ;  controlled  by  Indianapolis  capital. 

Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  93  Dearborn  st., 
Chicago.  Works  at  Joliet,  Will  county.  Two  stacks,  each  72  x  20, 
built  in  1873 ;  coke ;  closed  tops.  Not  yet  in  operation.  See  Rolling 
Mills. 

Meier  Iron  Co.,  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Clair  county.  Office,  26  North  Main 
st,,  St.  Louis.  Two  stacks,  each  60  x  17,  built  in  1873-5 ;  Whitwell  hot 
blast ;  closed  tops ;  annual  capacity,  40,000  net  tons.  Adolphus  Meier, 
President;  Edward  D.  Meier,  Secretary,  and  Adolphus  Meier,  Jr., 
Treasurer. 

North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago.  Two  stacks,  each  65  x  17,  built 
in  1869 ;  coke ;  closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  35,000  net  tons.  See 
Rolling  Mills. 

Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Illinois :  12  stacks. 


52  BLAST   FURNACES. 


MICHIGAN. 

CHARCOAL. 

Bancroft  Furnace,  Bancroft  Iron  Co.,  Marquette,  Marquette  county.  One 
stack,  40  x  9,  built  in  1859,  and  rebuilt  in  1871 ;  water-power. 

Bangor  Furnace,  Bangor  Furnace  Co.,  Bangor,  Van  Buren  county.  One 
stack,  45  x  10,  built  in  1872 ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons ; 
closed  top ;  bell-and-hopper.  A.  B.  Hough,  President,  Cleveland,  Ohio ; 
C.  D.  Rhodes,  Treasurer,  Chicago,  and  Henry  Ford,  Secretary  and 
General  Manager,  Bangor,  Michigan.  Agents,  Rhodes  &  Bradley,  42 
Dearborn  st.,  Chicago. 

Bay  Furnaces,  Bay  Furnace  Co.,  Onota,  Schoolcraft  county.  Two  stacks ; 
one,  45  x  9,  built  in  1870 ;  one,  45  x  9£,  completed  and  put  in  blast  in 
December,  1872  ;  hot  blast ;  total  annual  capacity,  20,160  net  tons.  F. 
B.  Spear,  President,  and  E.  P.  Williams,  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
Marquette ;  H.  S.  Pickands,  Superintendent,  Onota. 

Carp  River  Furnace,  Peninsular  Iron  Co.,  Detroit.  Furnace  at  Mar- 
quette, Marquette  county.  One  stack,  45  x  10,  built  in  1872-3  ;  hot  blast ; 
open  top;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  John  Burt,  President,  and 
Solon  Burt,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  See  Peninsular  Furnace. 

Caseville  Furnace,  Pigeon  River  Furnace  and  Salt  Co.,  Caseville,  Huron 
county.  One  stack,  45  x  9  J,  built  in  1873 ;  hot  blast.  Wm.  McKin- 
ley,  Agent. 

Deer  Lake  Furnaces,  Deer  Lake  Iron  and  Lumber  Co.,  Ishpeming,  Mar- 
quette county.  Two  stacks,  one,  47  x  8,  built  in  1868 ;  the  other,  47  x  9, 
was  built  in  1873,  and  put  in  blast  in  October,  1873 ;  both  hot  blast ; 
water-power ;  total  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons.  Gardiner  Greene, 
President,  Norwich,  Connecticut ;  Theo.  F.  McCurdy,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  E.  R.  Hall,  Agent,  Ishpeming, 
Michigan. 

Detroit  and  Lake  Superior  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Detroit,  Wayne 
county.  One  stone  stack,  42  x  9J,  built  in  1857 ;  warm  blast ;  open  top ; 
annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  Edward  C.  Walker,  President ;  Wm. 
H.  Barnum,  Vice-President,  and  William  M.  Gaylord,  Secretary  and 
Manager. 

Elk  Rapids  Furnace,  Elk  Rapids  Iron  Co.,  Elk  Rapids,  Antrim  county. 
One  stack,  48  x  12,  built  in  1873 ;  put  in  blast  in  July,  1873 ;  hot  blast ; 
daily  capacity,  25  net  tons. 

Escanaba  Furnace,  Empire  Mining  Co.,  Escanaba,  Delta  county.  One 
stack,  51 J  x  .12,  built  in  1872-3 ;  put  in  blast  in  February,  1873 ;  hot 
blast. 

Eureka  Furnace,  Eureka  Iron  Co.,  Detroit.    Furnace  at  Wyandotte, 


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Wayne  county.  One  stack,  45  x  9,  built  in  1853 ;  hot  blast ;  annual 
capacity,  6,000  net  tons.  A.  P.  Cook,  President ;  W.  S.  Armitage,  Sec- 
retary, and  W.  H.  Bronson,  Treasurer. 

Frankfort  Furnaces,  Frankfort  Furnace  Co.,  Detroit.  Furnaces  at 
South  Frankfort,  Benzie  county.  Two  stacks,  each  42  x  9j,  built  in 
1870  and  1873 ;  hot  blast ;  open  tops ;  annual  capacity,  13,500  net  tons. 
W.  C.  Colburn,  President ;  Edward  Kanter,  Vice-President,  and  E.  H. 
Rees,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

Iron  Cliffs  Co.,  Negaunee,  Marquette  county.  Three  stacks :  Cliffs  Fur- 
nace, 48  x  9£,  built  in  1867,  and  rebuilt  in  1873.  Pioneer  Furnaces,  two 
stacks,  each  40  x  9£ ;  one  built  in  1858,  and  the  other  in  1859.  Total 
annual  capacity,  18,000  net  tons. 

Ishpeming  Furnace,  Lake  Superior  Iron  Co.,  Marquette.  Furnace  at 
Ishpeming.  One  stack,  43  x  9,  built  in  1872 ;  ran  for  a  portion  of  1873 
on  peat  and  charcoal ;  out  of  blast  in  1875.  Joseph  S.  Fay,  President ; 
Richard  S.  Fay,  Treasurer,  and  C.  H.  Hall,  Agent.  See  Grace  Furnace. 

Jackson  Furnaces,  Jackson  Iron  Co.,  Fayette,  Delta  county.  Two  stacks, 
each  40  x  9J,  built  in  1867  and  1869 ;  hot  blast ;  open  tops ;  total  annual 
capacity,  22,000  net  tons  ;  product,  Bessemer  pig  iron.  These  furnaces 
are  100  miles  from  the  Company's  mines,  at  Negaunee,  and  were  built 
at  Fayette  on  account  of  the  abundance  of  timber.  There  are  48 
charcoal  kilns,  and  6  more  will  be  built  in  1876.  Fayette  Brown,  Gen- 
eral Agent,  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  J.  B.  Kitchen,  Agent,  Fayette,  Mich. 

Lawton  Iron  Works,  Michigan  Central  Iron  Co.,  Lawton,  Van  Buren 
county.  One  stack,  40  x  9,  built  in  1867;  hot  blast.  Henry  Ford, 
Agent. 

Menomonee  Furnace,  Menomonee  Iron  Co.,  Menomonee,  Menomonee 
county.  Office  at  92  Washington  street,  Chicago.  One  stack,  45  x  9J ; 
hot  blast ;  built  in  1872-3 ;  put  in  blast  July  18,  1873 ;  annual  capacity, 
6,000  net  tons.  Charcoal  made  from  pine  slabs  from  the  lumber  mills 
is  used. 

Michigan  Iron  Co.,  Marquette.  Furnaces  at  Clarksburgh,  Marquette 
county.  Two  stacks :  Greenwood,  42  x  9,  built  in  1865 ;  and  Michigan, 
42  x  9,  built  in  1867 ;  hot  blast.  A.  A.  Ripka,  Secretary,  Marquette. 

Morgan  Furnace,  Morgan  Iron  Co.,  C.  Donkersley,  lessee,  Marquette. 
Furnace  at  Morgan,  Marquette  county.  One  stack,  45  x  9,  built  in 
1863 ;  hot  blast.  A  second  stack,  Champion,  built  in  1867,  was  burned 
in  1874,  and  will  not  be  rebuilt. 

Munising  Furnace,  Munising  Iron  Co.,  Munising,  Schoolcraft  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  9,  built  in  1867 ;  hot  blast ;  closed  top ;  water-power  ; 
annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons.  President,  Wm.  L.  Wetmore,  Mar- 
quette ;  Secretary,  E.  P.  Williams,  Marquette;  Treasurer,  Geo.  H.  Vail- 


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lant,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Manager,  S.  Brownell,  Munising,  Mich.    Formerly 

Schoolcraft  Furnace. 
Peninsular  Furnace,  Peninsular  Iron  Co.,  Detroit,  Wayne  county.     One 

stack,  42f  x  9.j,  built  in  1863;  hot  blast;  open  top;  annual  capacity, 

6,000  net  tons.    See  Carp  River  Furnace. 
Union  Iron  Co.,  Detroit,  Wayne  county.    One  stack,  50  x  11 J ;  hot  blast. 

Austin  Burt,  Agent. 
Wyandotte  Boiling  Mill  Co.,  Detroit,  Wayne  county.    Two  stacks :  one  at 

Wyandotte,  45  x  11,  built  in  1862 ;  hot  blast.    The  other  at  Leland, 

Leelenaw  county,  44  x  lOJ,  rebuilt  in  1872  ;  hot  blast ;  water-power.    See 

Rolling  Mills. 
Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Michigan :  30  stacks. 

ANTHRACITE  AND   BITUMINOUS  COAL  AND  COKE. 

Grace  Furnace,  Lake  Superior  Iron  Co.,  Marquette,  Marquette  county. 
One  stack,  60  x  17,  built  in  1872 ;  closed  top ;  fuel,  mixed  anthracite  and 
bituminous  coal;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  See  Ishpeming 
(Charcoal)  Furnace. 

Hamtramck  Furnace,  Hamtramck  Iron  Co.,  Detroit,  Wayne  county.  One 
stack,  53  x  13,  built  in  1870 ;  open  top ;  fuel,  bituminous  coal.  Not  in 
blast  since  1873.  E.  C.  Walker,  President ;  Geo.  H.  Russel,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer ;  Geo.  B.  Russel,  Manager,  and  R.  S.  Dillon,  Superin- 
tendent. 

Harvey  Furnace,  Northern  Iron  Co.,  Harvey,  Marquette  county.  One 
stack,  50  x  13j,  built  in  1860  for  charcoal ;  rebuilt  in  1873,  and  altered  to 
bituminous  coal. 

Rolling  Mill  Furnace,  Marquette  and  Pacific  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Marquette, 
Marquette  county.  One  stack,  60  x  15,  built  in  1868 ;  rebuilt  in  1873  ; 
closed  top ;  fuel,  anthracite  and  bituminous  coal  and  coke ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 14,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  anthracite  and  bituminous  coal  and  coke  furnaces  in  Michi- 
gan :  4  stacks.  Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Michigan :  34  stacks. 

WISCONSIN. 

CHARCOAL. 

Appleton  Iron  Co.,  Appleton,  Outagamie  county.  Two  stacks,  each  40  x 
8J,  built  in  1871  and  1872 ;  open  tops ;  hot  blast ;  water-power ;  total  an- 
nual capacity,  13,500  net  tons.  C.  Donkersley,  President ;  A.  L.  Smith, 
Vice-President ;  Henry  D.  Smith,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  Elmer 
F.  Decker,  Manager. 

Fond  du  Lac  Furnace,  C.  J.  L.  Meyer,  Fond  du  Lac,  Fond  du  Lac  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  10J,  built  in  1873-4 ;  not  yet  in  blast. 


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Fox  River  Iron  Co.,  West  Depere,  Brown  county.  Two  stacks,  each  40 
x  9J ;  one  built  in  1869 ;  the  other,  built  in  1872,  put  in  blast  in  January, 
1873 ;  hot  blast ;  open  tops ;  water-power ;  total  annual  capacity,  10,000 
net  tons.  D.  "VV.  Blanchard,  President  and  Treasurer ;  D.  D.  Kellogg, 
Secretary,  and  S.  D.  Arnold,  Vice-President  and  Manager. 

Green  Bay  Iron  Co.,  Green  Bay,  Brown  county.  One  stack,  39  x  9,  built 
in  1870 ;  closed  top ;  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.  Anton 
Klaus,  President,  and  G.  A.  Lawton,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

Iron  Ridge  Furnace,  Wisconsin  Iron  Co.,  Iron  Ridge,  Dodge  county. 
One  stack,  40  x  9J,  built  in  1865 ;  hot  blast;  open  top ;  annual  capacity, 
4,000  net  tons.  0.  W.  Potter,  President ;  J.  J.  Hagerman,  Secretary  ; 
J.  C.  Ricketson,  Treasurer  and  General  Agent,  and  W.  G.  Sterling,  Su- 
perintendent. 

National  Iron  Co.,  Depere,  Brown  county.  Two  stacks ;  one,  45  x  10, 
built  in  1869;  the  other,  48  x  12,  built  in  1872,  put  in  blast  in  March, 
1873 ;  hot  blast ;  closed  tops ;  bell-and-hopper ;  combined  annual  ca- 
pacity, 12,000  net  tons.  A.  B.  Meeker,  President ;  W.  L.  Brown,  Trea- 
surer, and  M.  R.  Hunt,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

North  Western  Iron  Co.,  May ville,  Dodge  county.  One  stack,  40  x  9J, 
built  in  1853  and  rebuilt  in  1872 ;  weekly  production,  100  net  tons. 

Richland  Iron  Co.,  Cazenovia,  Richland  county.  Building  one  stack,  45 
x  9 ;  hot  blast ;  to  be  completed  in  1876.  J.  M.  Bean,  President,  Mil- 
waukee. 

Smith's  Furnace,  John  F.  Smith,  Ironton,  Sauk  county.  One  stack,  30  x 
8,  built  in  1857 ;  warm  blast ;  open  top ;  steam  and  water  power ;  annual 
capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  4 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Wisconsin :  11  completed  stacks,  and  1 
building. 

HALF  ANTHRACITE   COAL  AND   HALF  COKE. 

Milwaukee  Iron  Co.,  Milwaukee.    Works  at  Bay  View,  near  Milwaukee. 

Two  stacks,  each  66  x  17,  built  in  1870  and  1871 ;  total  annual  capacity, 

35,000  net  tons.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Minerva  Iron  Co.,  Milwaukee.    One  stack,  55  x  15,  built  and  put  in  blast 

in  the  summer  of  1873 ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons.    H.  J.  Hilbert, 

President;  T.  H.  Judd,  Secretary;  R.  H.  Pierce,  Treasurer,  and  S.  A. 

Harrison,  Manager.    Out  of  blast  since  the  spring  of  1874. 
Number  of  anthracite  coal  and  coke  furnaces  in  Wisconsin :  3  stacks. 

Total  number  of  furnaces  in  Wisconsin :  14  completed  stacks,  and  1 

building. 

MINNESOTA. 

Duluth  Iron  Co.,  Duluth,  St.  Louis  county.    One  stack,  45  x  9f ;  charcoal ; 


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built  in  1873-4.    Recently  purchased  by  Robinson,  Rea  &  Co.,  Brenne- 
man  &  Ward,  and  others,  of  Pittsburgh.    Has  never  been  in  blast. 
Number  of  furnaces  in  Minnesota :  1  stack. 

MISSOURI. 

BITUMINOUS  COAL  AND  COKE. 

Jupiter  Iron  Works,  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis  county.  One  stack,  75  x  20,  fin- 
ished in  1873 ;  has  never  been  in  operation. 

Missouri  Furnaces,  Missouri  Furnace  Co.,  St.  Louis.  Two  stacks,  each  56 
x  14,  built  in  1870 ;  raw  coal  and  coke ;  closed  tops  ;  total  annual  capa- 
city, 22,000  net  tons.  Oliver  B.  Filley,  President;  Edwin  C.  Cushman, 
Vice-President ;  Alex.  J.  Leith,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  Chas.  A. 
McNair,  Superintendent. 

South  St.  Louis  Iron  Co.,  324  North  Third  st.,  St.  Louis.  Two  stacks,  56 
x  14,  and  56  x  15,  built  in  1870  and  1872  ;  fuel,  Big  Muddy  raw  coal  and 
Connellsville  coke ;  closed  tops ;  total  annual  capacity,  35,000  net  tons. 
John  H.  Maxon,  President ;  Henry  S.  Reed,  Vice-President ;  Joseph  E. 
Gorman,  Secretary,  and  Charles  Howard,  Manager. 

Vulcan  Iron  Works,  St.  Louis.  Three  stacks:  two,  60  x  14  and  60  x  15, 
built  in  1869;  one,  65  x  16,  finished  in  1872;  closed  tops ;  fuel,  raw  coal 
and  coke ;  annual  capacity,  50,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bituminous  furnaces  in  Missouri :  8  stacks. 

CHARCOAL. 

Hamilton  Furnace,  Hamilton  Iron  Co.,  Sullivan,  Franklin  county.  One 
%tack,  40  x  9J,  built  in  1873 ;  put  in  blast,  October  22, 1873  ;  open  top ; 
hot  blast.  J.  H.  Ricker,  President ;  Samuel  McConnell,  Vice-President, 
and  J.  B.  Folsom,  Secretary  and  Manager. 

Irondale  Furnace,  E.  Harrison  &  Co.,  Irondale,  Washington  county. 
Office,  St.  Louis.  One  stack,  38  x  10 ;  hot  and  cold  blast ;  open  top ;  an- 
nual capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Iron  Mountain  Furnaces,  Iron  Mountain  Furnace  Co.,  Iron  Mountain,  St. 
Francois  county.  Two  stacks,  each  38  x  9J,  built  in  1846  and  1854 ; 
combined  daily  capacity,  40  net  tons.  Edwin  Harrison,  President. 

Maramec  Iron  Works,  Wm.  James,  lessee,  Maramec  Iron  Works,  Phelps 
county.  One  stack,  35  x  9J,  built  in  1826  and  rebuilt  in  1851 ;  cold 
blast ;  water-power ;  daily  production,  15  net  tons.  David  Carson,  Su- 
perintendent. See  Bloomaries. 

Midland  Furnace,  Midland  Blast-Furnace  Co.,  Steelville,  Crawford  county. 
One  stack,  50  x  10,  built  in  1874-5 ;  blown  in  April  10,  1875 ;  closed  top ; 
either  cold  or  hot  blast ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons.  This  furnace 
is  peculiarly  built,  having  neither  lining  nor  outer  wall ;  the  stack  is 


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wholly  built  of  fire-brick,  22J  inches  thick.  E.  C.  Sterling,  President, 
and  Wm.  H.  Lee,  Secretary,  701  Pine  St.,  St.  Louis ;  Wm.  E.  Rowell,  Su- 
perintendent. 

Moselle  Furnace,  J.  H.  Brown  &  Co.,  Moselle,  Franklin  county.  One 
stack,  39  x  9J,  built  in  1867 ;  warm  and  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 6,000  net  tons.  J.  C.  Smith,  managing  partner. 

Osage  Furnace,  J.  A.  Quealy,  Osage  Iron  Works,  Camden  county.  One 
stack,  38  x  9,  built  in  1873  ;  hot  blast ;  put  in  blast  in  April,  1873. 

Ozark  Furnace,  Wm.  James  &  Co.,  Ozark,  Phelps  county.  One  stack, 
finished  in  June,  1874 ;  hot  blast. 

Pilot  Knob  Furnace,  Pilot  Knob  Iron  Co.,  Pilot  Knob,  Iron  county. 
Office,  110  Chestnut  street,  St.  Louis.  One  stack,  46  x  ll£,  built  in 
1848  ;  daily  capacity,  25  net  tons.  Thomas  Allen,  President,  and  John 
W.  Boyd,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Scotia  Iron  Furnace,  Scotia  Iron  Works,  Leasburg,  Crawford  county.  One 
stack,  40  x  9J,  built  in  1870 ;  hot  blast ;  open  top ;  annual  capacity, 
12,000  net  tons.  President  and  Treasurer,  Robert  Anderson ;  Vice- 
President,  Thomas  Howard ;  Secretary,  E.  R.  Lackland,  and  Manager, 
Thomas  J.  Scott. 

Number  of  charcoal  furnaces  in  Missouri :  11  stacks.  Total  number  of 
furnaces  in  Missouri :  19  stacks. 

OREGON. 

Oswego  Furnace,  Oregon  Iron  Co.,  Oswego,  Clackamas  county.  One 
stack,  32  x  10,  built  in  1866;  open  top;  hot  blast;  water-power;  fuel, 
charcoal ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  President,  M.  S.  Burrell ; 
Secretary,  Ph.  C.  Schuyler,  and  Superintendent,  L.  B.  Seeley. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Oregon :  1  charcoal  stack. 

UTAH  TERRITORY. 

Great  Western  Iron  Co.,  Iron  City,  Iron  county.  One  stack,  19  x  4,  built 
in  1874 ;  makes  5  tons,  daily,  of  charcoal  iron.  John  W.  Young,  Pres- 
ident ;  James  H.  Hart,  Secretary,  and  Ebenezer  Hanks,  Superin- 
tendent. 

Ogden  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Ogden.  Building  one  stack,  45  x  12,  to 
use  bituminous  coal,  to  be  run  by  water-power,  and  to  have  a  capacity 
of  9,000  net  tons  per  annum.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  furnaces  in  Utah  :  1  completed  stack,  and  1  building. 

PROJECTED. 

Deseret  Mining  Co.,  Salt  Lake  City.  N.  H.  Felt,  President ;  Sy  vert  Iver- 
son,  Secretary,  and  Dr.  J.  M,  Bernhisel,  Treasurer, 


58  RECENTLY  ABANDONED  FURNACES. 


SUMMARY. 


The  description  of  a  furnace  in  Lycoming  county,  Pennsylvania,  was  re- 
ceived too  late  for  insertion  in  its  proper  place,  and  is  given  here,  viz. : 

Lycoming  Furnace,  Wm.  L.  Williams,  lessee,  Ralston,  Lycoming  county, 
Pennsylvania.  One  stack,  42  x  12£ ;  first  put  in  operation  in  August, 
1874 ;  fuel,  anthracite  coal ;  closed  top ;  steam-power ;  annual  capacity, 
6,000  net  tons.  Out  of  blast  in  1875,  and  will  not  be  operated  in  1876 
if  the  iron  trade  does  not  improve. 

This  furnace  makes  a  total  of  26  stacks  in  the  Upper  Susquehanna  Val- 
ley, instead  of  25  stacks,  as  given  on  page  21,  and  it  makes  a  total  of 
279  stacks  in  Pennsylvania,  instead  of  278  stacks,  as  given  on  page  30. 

Total  number  of  furnaces  in  the  United  States  at  the  close  of  1875 :  713 
completed  stacks,  and  10  building. 


RECENTLY  ABANDONED  FURNACES. 


NOTE.— Some  of  the  furnaces  named  in  this  list  have  been  standing  for  many  years 
with  good  machinery,  and  at  some  time  may  again  be  put  in  operation. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

New  Hampshire  Iron  Co.,  Franconia,  Grafton  county.    Charcoal.    Aban- 
doned in  1865. 

VERMONT. 

CHARCOAL. 

Brandon  Iron  Works,  Forestdale,  Rutland  county. 
Dorset  Iron  Co.,  East  Dorset,  Bennington  county. 
Tyson  Iron  Co.,  Plymouth,  Windsor  county. 

NEW  YORK. 

Siscoe  Furnace,  Westport,  Essex  county.    Anthracite. 

CHARCOAL. 

Cooper's  Falls  Furnace,  Union  Iron  Co.  (of  Buffalo),  De  Kalb,  St.  Lawrence 

county.    Built  in  1864  ;  abandoned  in  1868. 
Clinton  Furnace,  Ontario,  Wayne  county. 
Crown  Point  Iron  Works,  J.  &  T.  Hammond  &  Co.,  Crown  Point,  Essex 

county.    Burned  in  1872.    Will  not  be  rebuilt. 


RECENTLY  ABANDONED  FURNACES.  59 

Dutchess  County  Iron  Works,  N.  S.  Simpkins,  Jr.,  32  Pine  street,  New 
York.  Furnace  at  Dover,  Dutchess  county.  Abandoned  in  1870. 

Hopewell  Furnace,  Hopewell,  East  Fishkill,  Dutchess  county. 

Myers  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Clifton,  St.  Lawrence  county.  Abandoned  in 
1870.  * 

Eedwood  Furnace,  Kedwood,  Jefferson  county.  Built  in  1854 ;  aban- 
doned in  1865. 

Rossie  Iron  Works,  Ogdensburg,  St.  Lawrence  county.  Built  in  1843  ; 
abandoned  in  1868. 

Wolcott  Furnace,  Wolcott  Village,  Wayne  county. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

CHARCOAL. 

Wawayanda  Furnace,  Wawayanda,  Sussex  county.    The  Thomas  Iron 

Co.  intend  at  some  time  to  alter  this  stack  to  anthracite. 
Wynockie  Furnace,  Wynockie,  Passaic  county. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

ANTHRACITE. 

Shamokin  Furnace,  David  Longenecker,  Shamokin,  Northumberland 
county.  One  stack ;  built  in  1841 ;  abandoned  in  1869. 

BITUMINOUS   COAL  AND  COKE. 

Homewood  Furnace,  Homewood,  Beaver  county. 

Sarah  Furnace,  R.  Jennings  &  Co.,  Catfish,  Clarion  county.  Has  been 
abandoned  for  ten  years. 

CHARCOAL. 

Bald  Eagle  Furnace,  Lyon,  Shorb  &  Co.  (of  Pittsburgh),  Tyrone,  Blair 
county. 

Bloomfield  Furnace,  C.  Knap  &  Co.  (of  Roaring  Spring,  Blair  county), 
Bloomfield,  Bedford  county. 

Buffalo  Furnace,  Graff  &  Painter,  Armstrong  county. 

Caledonia  Furnace,  Estate  of  Thaddeus  Stevens,  Graeffenberg,  Adams 
county.  One  stack,  33  x  8,  built  in  1837  ;  not  in  blast  for  several  years. 
Furnace  in  Franklin  county. 

Cumberland  Furnace,  Ahl  &  Bro.,  Dickinson,  Cumberland  county.  Out 
of  blast  for  many  years  ;  purchased  in  1872  by  Ahl  &  Bro.,  who  intend 
to  operate  the  mines  in  its  vicinity,  and  perhaps  fit  up  the  furnace. 

Edward  Furnace,  J.  M.  &  S.  H.  Bell,  Vineyard  Mills,  Huntingdon  county. 
Built  in  1835 ;  abandoned  in  1860. 

Huntingdon  Furnace,  G.  &  J.  H.  Shoenberger,  Spruce  Creek,  Hunting- 
don county.  Abandoned  in  1870. 


60  RECENTLY   ABANDONED   FURNACES. 


Indiana  Furnace,  S.  C.  Baker,  Altoona,  Blair  county.  Furnace  in  In- 
diana county. 

Lehigh  Furnace,  Hewitt  &  Balliet,  Lehigh  Furnace,  Lehigh  county.  Out 
of  blast  for  four  years. 

Margaretta  Furnace,  Thomas  Himes,  Margaretta^York  county. 

Mary  Ann  Furnace,  Horatio  Trexler,  Long  Swamp,  Berks  county.  Out 
of  blast  since  1869. 

Martha  Furnace,  H.  McNeal,  Spang's  Mills,  Blair  county. 

Mill  Creek  Furnace,  E.  A.  Green  &  Co.,  Mill  Creek,  Huntingdon  county. 
Out  of  blast  since  1869. 

Montebello  Furnace,  Fisher  &  Morgan,  Duncannon,  Perry  county.  One 
stack,  42  x  12 ;  water-power.  Has  made  4,000  net  tons  of  pig  iron  in  a 
year.  Abandoned  for  several  years. 

Paradise  Furnace,  H.  Trexler,  Reading,  Berks  county. 

Pike  Furnace,  Hunter  Orr,  Lawsonham,  Clarion  county. 

Rock  Hill  Furnace,  Orbisonia,  Huntingdon  county.  The  Rock  Hill  Iron 
and  Coal  Co.  own  the  site  of  this  furnace,  have  built  two  bituminous 
coal  stacks  near  it,  and  abandoned  the  charcoal  furnace  in  the  spring 
of  1873. 

Sally  Ann  Furnace,  Daniel  S.  Hunter,  Bower's  Station,  Berks  county. 

COKE. 

Enterprise  Furnace,  Hite's  Station,  Allegheny  county.  Built  in  1871-2 ; 
torn  down  in  1872,  and  not  rebuilt. 

MARYLAND. 

Havre  Iron  Co.,  Havre  de  Grace,  Harford  county.    Anthracite. 

BITUMINOUS  COAL  AND  COKE. 

Lonaconing  Furnace,  Lonaconing,  Alleghany  county. 
Mount  Savage  Furnaces,  Union  Mining  Co.,  Mount  Savage,  Alleghany 
county. 

VIRGINIA. 

Australia  Furnace,  Alleghany  county.    Abandoned  since  the  close  of  the 

war. 
Boyd's  Furnace,  Buchanan,  Botetourt  county.    One  stack ;  not  in  blast 

for  several  years. 
Buena   Vista    Furnace,  Samuel  F.  Jordan,  Buena  Vista,  Rockbridge 

county.    Burned  and  not  rebuilt. 
California  Furnace,  Rockbridge  Alum  Springs,  Rockbridge  county.    One 

stack ;  not  in  blast  for  several  years. 
Catawba  Furnace,  Fincastle,  Botetourt  county.    One  stack ;  not  in  blast 

for  several  years. 


RECENTLY   ABANDONED   FURNACES.  61 


Esteline    Furnace,  Esteline  Furnace    Co.,  Esteline    Furnace,  Augusta 

county.    'One  stack,  32  x  6 ;  not  in  blast  for  several  years. 
Kennedy  Furnace,  L.  Shaw,  Waynesboro,  Augusta  county.    Abandoned 

for  sixty  years,  but  still  found  on  some  lists  of  active  furnaces. 
Rebecca  Furnace,  Tredegar  Iron  Co.,  Dibbrell  Springs,  Botetourt  county. 

One  stack ;  out  of  blast  for  several  years. 
Roaring  Run  Furnace,  Junction  Store,  Botetourt  county.     One  stack ;  not 

in  blast  for  several  years. 
Rose  Furnace,  Lee  county.    One  stack ;  out  of  blast  for  several  years. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Long  Creek  Furnace,  Admiral  Wilkes,  High  Shoals,  Gaston  county.  One 
stack  ;  daily  capacity,  4  tons ;  has  not  been  in  blast  for  several  years. 

Maratoc  Iron  Works,  Daiibury,  Stokes  county.  Owned  by  parties  in 
Richmond,  Va.  Though  ore  is  plenty,  this  furnace  has  not  been  in 
blast  for  ten  years. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

CHARCOAL. 

King's  Mountain  Iron  Co.,  Yorkville,  York  county. 

Magnetic  Iron  Co.,  Unionville,  Union  county. 

South  Carolina  Manufacturing  Co.,  Spartanburg,  Spartanburg  county. 

Built  in  1835;  two  stacks,  each  36  x  9;  not  in  operation  for  several 

years ;  recently  purchased  by  English  parties. 
Swedish  Iron  Co.,  Gaffney's  Station,  Spartanburg  county.    Organized 

about  1840 ;  four  stacks,  each  36  x  9 ;  not  in  blast  since  1865. 

ALABAMA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Hale  &  Murdoch,  Columbus,  Miss.  Furnace  in  Sanford  county,  Ala- 
bama. One  stack  ;  abandoned  in  January,  1870,  having  been  built  in 
1861 ;  cause,  25  miles  from  railroad.  The  ore  found  here  is  brown 
hematite,  yielding  from  60  to  67  per  cent. 

Oxford  Furnace,  Calheun  county.  Burned  during  the  war  and  not 
rebuilt. 

Roup's  Valley  Furnaces,  Jefferson  county.    Abandoned  in  1865. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

CHARCOAL. 

Clinton  Furnace,  Estate  of  George  Hardman,  Clinton,  Preston  county. 
Irondale  Furnace,  Preston  county.    Formerly  Franklin  Iron  and  Coal  Co. 


62  RECENTLY   ABANDONED    FURNACES. 

KENTUCKY. 

CHARCOAL. 

Airdrie  Furnace,  Muhlenberg  Mining  Co.,  Paradise,  Muhlenberg  county. 

One  stack,  with  machinery  for  two ;  built  in  1^57,  but  was  never  fairly 

in  operation. 

Amanda  Furnace,  Means,  Russell  &  Means,  Ashland,  Boyd  county. 
Belmont  and  Nelson  Iron  Co.,  Levi  Brady,  Manager,  Belmont  Furnace, 

Bullitt  county.    One  stack,  36  x  9 ;  daily  capacity,  12  tons ;  not  in  blast 

since  1870. 

Caroline  Furnace,  Norton  Iron  Works,  Ashland,  Boyd  county. 
Clinton  Furnace,  Means,  Russell  &  Means,  Ashland,  Boyd  county. 
Mammoth   Furnace,  Morris,  Machen  &  Co.,  Eddyville,  Lyon  county. 

One  stack,  31  x  9,  built  in  1845 ;  daily  capacity,  16  tons ;  not  in  blast  for 

several  years. 
Nelson  Furnace,  Belmont  and  Nelson  Iron  Co.,  Nelson  Furnace,  Nelson 

county.    One  stack,  32  x  9 ;  daily  capacity,  11  tons ;  not  in  blast  since 

1871. 

New  Hampshire  Furnace,  S.  Leaton's  Estate,  Quincy,  Lewis  county. 
Oakland  Furnace,  Boyd  county. 
Steam  Furnace,  Norton  Iron  Works,  Ashland,  Boyd  county. 

TENNESSEE. 

Great  Western  Furnace,  Dover,  Stewart  county.  Old  furnace ;  recently 
sold  to  new  parties,  with  a  slight  probability  that  it  may  be  repaired 
and  started  up. 

OHIO. 

CHARCOAL. 

Diamond  Furnace,  Jackson,  Jackson  county. 

Empire  Furnace,  James  Forsythe  &  Co.,  Franklin  Furnace.  Scioto  county. 

Franklin  Furnace,  O.  B.  Gould,  Franklin  Furnace,  Scioto  county. 

Harrison  Furnace,  Harrison  Furnace  Co.,  Sciotoville,  Scioto  county. 

Hocking  Furnace,  Hocking  county. 

Junior  Furnace,  O.  B.  Gould,  Franklin  Furnace,  Scioto  county. 

La  Grange  Furnace,   Means,   Kyle  &  Co.,  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence 

county. 

Limestone  Furnace,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county. 
Oak  Ridge  Furnace,  Bank  of  Ashland,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
Pioneer  Furnace,  Rogers  &  Swop,  Hale's  Creek,  Scioto  county. 
Sandy  Furnace,  Means  &  Patton,  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence  county. 
Zaleski  Furnace,  Zaleski  Furnace  Co.,  Zaleski,  Vinton  county. 
Zanesville  Furnace,  Ohio  Iron  Co.,  Zanesville,  Muskinguin  county. 


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MICHIGAN. 

Collins  Furnace,  Collins  Iron  Co.,  Marquette,  Marquette  county.  Built 
in  1858 ;  one  of  the  oldest  furnaces  in  the  Lake  Superior  region  ;  aban- 
doned in  1873 ;  cause,  failure  of  the  supply  of  charcoal.  This  furnace 
has  made  40,000  tons  9f  pig  iron  in  all. 


ROLLING    MILLS. 


MAINE. 

Pembroke  Iron  Works,  Pembroke  Iron  Co.,  Pembroke,  Washington 
county.  Agents,  Wm.  E.  Coffin  &  Co.,  Boston.  Built  prior  to  1854;  9 
double  puddling  furnaces,  1  single  and  3  double  heating  furnaces,  30 
nail  machines,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  14,  and  two  16-inch) ; 
steam  and  water  power ;  product,  bars,  bands,  nails,  and  skelp  iron  ; 
annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  7,000  tons.  See  Fran- 
conia  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Massachusetts. 

Portland  Boiling  Mill,  Portland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Portland.  Built  in 
1866  ;  4  double  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  two  trains  of 
rolls ;  product,  rails  and  bar  iron ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons. 
George  E.  B.  Jackson,  Treasurer. 

Number  of  mills  in  Maine :  2,  one  of  which  rolls  rails. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Nashua  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Nashua,  Hillsboro'  county.  M.  A.  Herrick, 
Treasurer,  Boston,  Mass.  Built  in  1848 ;  steel-tire  mill  added  in  1868 ; 
19  heating  furnaces,  1  Siemens  open-hearth  steel  furnace,  4  trains  of 
rolls,  and  11  hammers  ;  machine  shop  built  in  1863,  and  rebuilt  and  en- 
larged in  1872,  for  manufacturing  rolling  mill  and  steam  machinery ; 
product,  steel  and  iron  forgings  for  railroads  and  machine  shops,  homo- 
geneous steel  and  iron  plate,  steel  plates,  and  steel  locomotive  and  car 
tires,  bar  steel  and  bar  iron. 

Number  of  mills  in  New  Hampshire :  1. 

VERMONT. 

St.  Albans  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  St.  Albans  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  St.  Al- 
bans,  Franklin  county.  Put  in  operation  May  10, 1873;  2  double  and 
6  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  2  trains 


64  ROLLING    MILLS. 


of  rolls  (one  19  and  one  21-inch);  product,  silicon-steel-top  rails  re- 
rolled,  and  new  iron  rails;  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons;  average 
make,  10,000  tons.    Philo  Eemington,  President ;  Geo.  G.  Smith,  Secre- 
tary, and  A.  J.  Gustin,  Superintendent. 
Number  of  mills  in  Vermont :  1  rail  mill. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Bay  State  Iron  Works,  Bay  State  Iron  Co.,  Boston,  Suffolk  county.  Rail 
and  puddle  mill  built  in  1847  ;  16  double  puddling  furnaces,  13  heating 
furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls.  No.  1  plate  mill  built  in  1863 ;  2  trains 
of  rolls,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  one  hammer.  No.  2  plate  mill  built  in 
1873,  first  put  in  operation  January  1,  1874 ;  6  heating  furnaces,  1  Sie- 
mens open-hearth  steel  furnace,  and  4  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  rails, 
homogeneous  steel  plates,  and  flange,  boiler,  and  tank  plates ;  annual 
capacity,  rails,  22,000  net  tons;  plates,  mill  No.  1,  4,500  tons,  and  No.  2, 
6,000  tons.  John  H.  Reed,  Treasurer,  and  J.  Avery  Richards,  Assist- 
ant Treasurer.  See  New  York  Furnaces. 

Boston  Rolling  Mills,  17  Batterymarch  street,  Boston.  Works  in  Cam- 
bridgeport.  Built  in  1868;  5  heating  furnaces,  1  horse-shoe  machine, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls;  product,  rerolled  Norway  and  Swedish  shapes, 
bolt,  nail,  rivet,  and  wire  rods,  scrap  wire  and  rivet  rods,  scrap  rods, 
scrolls,  tires,  horse-shoe  iron,  and  hand  and  machine  made  horse-shoes. 
W.  R.  Ellis,  Treasurer. 

Bridgewater  Iron  Co.,  Bridgewater,  Plymouth  county.  Built  in  1785  and 
1874;  5  scrap  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  6  forge  fires,  8  trains  of  rolls, 
and  10  hammers ;  product,  bar  iron  and  tack  plate,  sheet  zinc  and  sheet 
copper,  and  miscellaneous  iron  and  steel  forgings ;  use  scrap  iron  and 
scrap  steel  exclusively ;  product  of  rolled  iron,  about  3,000  net  tons 
yearly.  Nahum  Stetson,  Treasurer. 

Danvers  Rolling  Mill,  Danvers,  Essex  county.  Built  in  1831 ;  product, 
shapes  and  rods ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 

East  Bridgewater  Iron  Co.,  Rogers  &  Sheldon,  Boston.  Works  at  East 
Bridgewater,  Plymouth  county.  Built  in  1837 ;  2  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 4  heating  furnaces,  1  train  of  rolls,  26  nail  machines,  and  1  ham- 
mer; water-power;  product,  cut  nails,  clinch  nails,  tack  and  shovel 
plate,  and  charcoal  blooms;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  2,200  tons. 

Fall  River  Iron  Works,  Fall  River  Iron  Works  Co.,  Fall  River,  Bristol 
county.  Built  in  1822;  3  buildings :  rolling  mill,  nail  mill,  and  foundry  ; 
5  double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  18  heating  furnaces,  105  nail 
machines,  1  hammer,  and  8  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  two  9,  and  four  18- 
inch)  ;  product,  nails,  hoops,  bands,  and  merchant  bar  iron  to  2  inches 


ROLLING   MILLS.  65 


wide;  annual  capacit)r,  11,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production  for 
past  two  years,  7,000  tons. 

Franconia  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Wareham,  Plymouth  county.  Owned 
by  Wm.  E.  Coffin  &  Co.,  Boston.  Built  in  1866;  1  single  and  5  double 
puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one 
18,  and  one  16-inch) ;  product,  bar  iron,  all  kinds  and  sizes.  See  Pem- 
broke Iron  Works,  Maine. 

Gosnold  Mills,  New  Bedford,  Bristol  county.  Built  in  1857 ;  7  heating 
furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  hoops,  bands,  scrolls,  tires,  rods, 
and  horse-shoe  and  hame  iron ;  annual  capacity,  single  turn,  4,500  net 
tons ;  average  yearly  production,  single  turn,  3,500  tons.  Owned  and 
operated  by  a  stock  company  ;  Joseph  H.  Cornell,  President ;  George 
Wilson,  Treasurer ;  John  A.  Bates,  Secretary,  and  Henry  Howard,  Su- 
perintendent. 

Kinsley  Iron  and  Machine  Works,  Kinsley  Iron  and  Machine  Co.,  Can- 
ton, Norfolk  county.  Built  in  1788,  and  incorporated  in  1855 ;  burned 
down  January  14,  1875,  and  rebuilt,  enlarged,  and  put  in  operation  by 
May  24,  1875 ;  1  single  and  4  double  puddling  and  6  heating  furnaces, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  14,  and  one  18-inch),  1  busheling  and 
2  scrap  furnaces,  and  8  hammers ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product, 
bar  iron,  shapes,  tack  and  shovel  plate,  and  railroad  supplies ;  annual 
capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  Oliver  Ames,  President ;  Edw.  R.  Eager, 
Treasurer,  and  Frank  M.  Ames,  Agent. 

Mount  Hope  Iron  Works,  Somerset,  Bristol  county.  Built  in  1875 ;  1 
single  and  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  65  nail  ma- 
chines, and  2  18-inch  trains  of  rolls;  product,  nails,  tack  plate,  skelp 
iron,  shovel  plate,  etc. ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  J.  M.  Leonard, 
Treasurer. 

Newton  Iron  Works,  Frederick  Barden,  lessee,  Newton  Upper  Falls, 
Middlesex  county.  Built  about  1800 ;  2  heating  furnaces  and  1  train 
of  rolls ;  water-power ;  product,  horse-nail  rods,  and  shapes  for  ma- 
chinery and  gun  barrels;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons;  average  an- 
nual production,  1,500  tons. 

Norway  Iron  Works,  Naylor  &  Co.,  Boston.  Office,  8  Oliver  street. 
Built  in  1854 ;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating  furnaces,  8  trains 
of  rolls,  1  Siemens  open-hearth  steel  furnace,  and  3  hammers  ;  product, 
round  and  square  iron,  and  steel  springs,  tires,  toe  calks,  and  sleigh 
shoes ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  production, 
11,000  tons. 

Old  Colony  Iron  Co.,  Taunton,  Bristol  county.  Built  in  1825 ;  5  double 
and  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  95  nail  machines,  5 
trains  of  rolls,  and  5  hammers ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  nails, 
tack  plates,  and  shovels. 


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Parker  Mills,  Wareham,  Plymouth  county.  Built  in  1815 ;  6  double  pud- 
dling furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  75  nail  machines,  2  trains  of  rolls, 
and  1  hammer;  water-power;  product,  nails. 

Eobinson  Iron  Co.,  Plymouth,  Plymouth  county.  Built  about  1800 ; 
therefore  one  of  the  oldest  nail  mills  in  the  United  States ;  purchased 
by  present  owners  from  N.  Kussell  &  Co.,  in  1865 ;  1  double  puddling 
furnace,  6  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  17  nail  machines,  and  1 
squeezer ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  nails  and  tacks ;  average 
yearly  production,  3,000  net  tons. 

Somerset  Iron  Co.,  Somerset,  Bristol  county.  Built  in  1855 ;  7  double 
puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  68  nail  machines,  1  hammer, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls  (1  tack  and  two  18-inch  trains) ;  product,  nails, 
shovel  plate,  nail  machines,  shears,  castings,  mill  machinery,  hoisting 
engines,  etc. ;  annual  capacity  of  rolled  iron,  5,000  net  tons.  Formerly 
Mount  Hope  Iron  Works.  O.  A.  Washburn,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 

Tisdale  Nail  Works,  Tisdale  Nail  Co.,  East  Wareham,  Plymouth  county. 
Built  in  1836 ;  5  double  puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 
of  rolls,  and  70  nail  machines ;  water-power ;  product,  bar  iron  and 
nails;  annual  capacity,  70,000  kegs  of  nails.  This  includes  Glen  Rolling 
Mill,  belonging  to  the  same  property,  situated  2£  miles  from  the  Tis- 
dale Works.  The  establishment  is  now  in  the  hands  of  executors,  has 
been  standing  for  some  time,  and  is  offered  for  sale. 

Tremont  Nail  Works,  Tremont  Nail  Co.,  West  Wareham,  Plymouth 
county.  Built  about  1820 ;  1  single  and  6  double  puddling  furnaces, 
6  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  75  nail  machines ;  steam  and 
water  power ;  product,  nails,  and  small  rounds  and  squares ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 6,000  net  tons.  Horace  P.  Tobey,  Treasurer. 

Wareham  Nail  Co.,  South  Wareham,  Plymouth  county.  Built  in  1836 ; 
1  double  puddling  furnace,  3  heating  furnaces,  32  nail  machines,  and  2 
trains  of  rolls ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  nails  ;  annual  capacity, 
2,500  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  2,000  tons. 

Washburn  and  Moen  Manufacturing  Co.,  Worcester,  Worcester  county. 
Two  mills:  Quinsigamond  Rolling  Mill;  built  in  1846;  5  heating  fur- 
naces and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  iron  and  steel  screw,  rivet,  and 
wire  rods ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production, 
4,000  tons.  Grove  Mill ;  built  in  1868  ;  1  heating  furnace  and  1  train  of 
rolls ;  product,  patent  continuous  wire  rods  of  long  lengths  and  small 
size  for  telegraph  and  rope  wire ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ; 
average  yearly  production,  4,000  tons.  Philip  L.  Moen,  President  and 
Treasurer;  Chas.  F.  Washburn,  Secretary,  and  Chas.  H.  Morgan,  Su- 
perintendent. 

Washburn  Iron  Co.,  Worcester.  Built  in  1857 ;  1  single  and  3  double 
puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  and  2  trains  of  rolls 


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(one  3-high,  18-inch  rail  train,  and  one  2-high,  20-inch  roughing  train) ; 
product,  rerolled  rails;  annual  capacity,  18,000  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  13,500  tons.  Edward  L.  Davis,  Treasurer,  and  Geo. 
W.  Gill,  Manager. 

AVeymouth  Iron  Co.,  East  "Weymouth,  Norfolk  county.  Built  in  1836 ; 
6  double  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  82  nail  machines,  and  3 
trains  of  rolls ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  nails  and  spikes ;  an- 
nual capacity,  5,600  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  production,  4,500  net  tons. 
Isaac  Pratt,  Jr.,  President,  and  Nahum  Stetson,  Treasurer  and  Manager. 

Number  of  mills  in  Massachusetts:  22;  2  of  which  make  rails. 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Providence  Iron  Co.,  Providence.  Built  in  1845 ;  6  double  puddling  fur- 
naces, 7  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  68  nail  machines,  and  2 
squeezers ;  product,  nails  and  wire  rods ;  annual  capacity,  7,200  net 
tons ;  average  yearly  production,  6,500  tons. 

Rhode  Island  Horse  Shoe  Works,  Rhode  Island  Horse  Shoe  Co.,  Provi- 
dence. Works  at  Valley  Falls,  7  miles  from  Providence.  Built  in  1857 
and  1874 ;  6  scrap  and  4  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  and  16  horse- 
shoe machines ;  product,  bars  for  the  horse-shoe  machines ;  annual 
capacity  10,000  net  tons,  single  turn.  F.  W.  Carpenter,  President  and 
Manager. 

Number  of  mills  in  Rhode  Island  :  2. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Aetna  Nut  Co.,  Southington,  Hartford  Co.  Built  in  1873 ;  1  single  pud- 
dling furnace,  3  scrap  and  2  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one 
8,  one  10,  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  squares,  rounds,  nut  shapes,  bolt 
rods,  and  butt  iron ;  annual  capacity,  5,500  net  tons ;  average  make, 
2,800  tons. 

Cold  Spring  Iron  Works,  Mitchell  Bros.  &  Co.,  Norwich,  New  London 
county.  Built  in  1845 ;  3  heating  furnaces  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  prod- 
uct, rods  and  bands ;  annual  capacity,  1,700  net  tons. 

Greenwich  Iron  Works,  Ayres  &  Davenport,  Stamford,  Fairfield  county. 
Built  in  1836;  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  3 
trains  of  rolls ;  water-power ;  product,  round  and  square  rods,  \  to  f ; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  800  tons. 

Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Derby,  New  Haven  county.  Built  in  1843  ;  2 
busheling  furnaces,  1  single  puddling  furnace,  5  heating  furnaces,  5 
trains  of  rolls  and  5  hammers  ;  steam  and  wrater  power  ;  product,  car- 
riage springs,  axles,  all  sizes  merchant  bar  iron,  and  wire  rods ;  annual 
capacity,  7,000  net  tons  bars,  1,500  tons  axles,  and  800  tons  springs ; 
average  annual  production,  2,000  net  tons  bar  iron  and  wire  rods,  564 


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tons  axles,  and  168  tons  springs.  Charles  Atwater,  President ;  Thomas 
Elines,  Secretary,  and  W.  S.  Charnley,  Treasurer. 

New  Haven  Rolling  Mill,  New  Haven  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  New  Haven. 
Completed  in  August,  1871 ;  5  heating  furnaces  and  2  trains  of  rolls 
(one  8  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  bar  iron,  small  rounds  and  flats,  and 
horse-shoe  iron ;  annual  capacity,  2,200  net  tons ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 1,900  tons;  use  only  scrap  iron.  Charles  Atwater,  President; 
E.  S.  Wheeler,  Secretary ;  Pierce  N.  Welsh,  Treasurer,  and  Geo.  W. 
Lester,  Manager. 

Stillwater  Rolling  Mill,  Davenport  &  Ayres,  Stamford,  Fairfield  county. 
Built  in  1835 ;  1  single  puddling  furnace,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  3 
trains  of  rolls ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  round  and  square 
rods,  }  to  | ;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, 1,400  tons. 

Thames  Iron  Works,  Norwich,  New  London  county.  Built  in  1863 ;  3 
double  puddling  furnaces,  1  single  puddling  furnace,  1  heating  furnace, 

2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  squeezer ;  product,  merchant  bar ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 2,500  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  2,000  tons.    T.  Ray- 
mond, President,  and  James  Greenwood,  Secretary. 

Number  of  mills  in  Connecticut :  7. 

NEW  YORK. 

Albany  and  Rensselaer  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Troy,  Rensselaer  county. 
Comprises  two  establishments  which  were  consolidated  in  1875 :  Albany 
Iron  Works ;  built  prior  to  1854 ;  2  double  and  32  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 13  heating  furnaces,  8  trains  of  rolls,  45  nail  machines,  and  3 
hammers;  steam  and  water  power;  product,  bars,  angles,  car  axles, 
bands,  railroad  and  boat  spikes,  fish  plates,  bolts  and  nuts,  cut  nails, 
and  boiler  rivets;  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons;  average  yearly 
production,  17,500  tons.  Rensselaer  Iron  Works;  two-high  rail  mill 
built  in  1846 ;  new  three-high  rail  mill  and  merchant  mill  built  in  1866 
and  1867 ;  18  puddling  furnaces,  18  heating  furnaces,  and  7  trains  of 
rolls ;  product,  rails,  bar  iron  and  Bessemer  steel ;  average  product  of 
puddle  bars,  tops  and  bottoms,  and  billets,  16,500  net  tons  per  an- 
num ;  annual  capacity  of  rail  mill,  45,000  tons ;  average  yearly  prod- 
uct, 35,000  tons ;  capacity  of  merchant  mill,  10,000  tons ;  product,  6,800 
tons.  Bessemer  steel  works  built  in  1864 ;  2  five-ton  converters,  with 

3  cupolas  and  spiegel  furnace ;  annual  capacity,  45,000  tons  steel  ingots; 
blooming  department  contains  5  heating  furnaces,  and  an  adjustable 
train  of  30-inch  rolls ;  capacity  to  roll  full  product  of  converting  de- 
partment ;  steam-power  with  auxiliary  water-wheel.     Erastus  Corning, 
President ;  Chester  Griswold,  Vice-President ;  Selden  Marvin,  Secre- 


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tary  and  Treasurer  ;  James  E.  "Walker,  General  Manager,  and  Robert 
W.  Hunt,  General  Superintendent.  See  Furnaces. 

Auburn  Iron  Works,  Tuttle,  Reed  &  Dennison,  Auburn,  Cayuga  county. 
Built  in  1853 ;  1  heating  furnace,  1  nine-inch  train  of  rolls,  and  1  Kirk 
steam  hammer;  use  scrap  iron  only;  product,  merchant  bar  of  all 
sizes  and  shapes;  annual  capacity,  1,800  net  tons;  average  produc- 
tion, 1,450  tons. 

Buffalo  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Pratt  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  Erie  county.  Built 
in  1847 ;  destroyed  by  fire  and  rebuilt  in  1865 ;  25  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 8  heating  furnaces,  40  nail  and  spike  machines,  8  trains  of  rolls, 
and  1  hammer ;  product,  bar,  angle,  and  plate  iron,  cut  nails,  boat  and 
railroad  spikes,  rivets,  and  street  rails.  See  Furnaces. 

Burden  Iron  Works,  H.  Burden  &  Sons,  Troy.  Built  in  1813 ;  9  double 
and  40  single  puddling  furnaces,  13  heating  furnaces,  and  13  trains 
of  rolls ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  bar  and  other  merchant 
iron,  horse  shoes,  boiler  rivets,  and  railroad  spikes ;  annual  capacity, 
42,000  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  production,  35,000  tons.  See  Furnaces. 

Cohoes  Rolling  Mill,  Morrison,  Colwell  &  Page,  Cohoes,  Albany  county. 
Offices,  259  River  st.,  Troy,  and  at  the  works.  Built  in  1864 ;  6  double 
puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  and  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of 
rolls ;  water-power ;  product,  band  and  bar  iron,  and  patent  punched 
axe  polls ;  specialty,  high  grade  iron  for  edge  tools  and  butt  hinges  ; 
annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Delano  Iron  Works,  Delano  Iron  Co.,  Syracuse,  Onondaga  county.  Built 
in  1865  ;  5  double  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls  (one  9  and  two  19-inch) ;  product,  rails,  fish  plates,  railroad 
spikes,  and  merchant  iron ;  annual  capacity,  rails,  16,000  net  tons, 
merchant  iron,  4,000  tons.  Irving  T.  Ballard,  Secretary. 

Elmira  Iron  and  Steel  Rolling  Mills,  Elmira  Iron  and  Steel  Rolling  Mill 
Co.,  Elmira,  Chemung  county.  Built  in  1860 ;  12  double  puddling  fur- 
naces, 9  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  1  hammer  and  1  rotary 
squeezer.  Bar  mill  added  in  1865 ;  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heat- 
ing furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  1  hammer,  and  5  trains  of  rolls.  Product, 
silicon  steel  rails  and  merchant  bar  iron  ;  annual  production  of  rails, 
18,000  net  tons ;  annual  product  of  bar  mill,  8,000  tons.  Dr.  Edwin 
Eldredge,  President,  and  H.  W.  Rathbun,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
See  Furnaces. 

Hudson  River  Rolling  Mill,  Hudson  River  Iron  Co.,  Poughkeepsie. 
Built  in  1873 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3 
trains  of  rolls ;  product,  railroad  spikes,  fish  bolts,  fish  bars,  railroad 
chairs,  merchant  iron  and  axles  ;  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons. 
Richard  P.  Bruff,  President,  63  Broadway,  New  York ;  Edwin  Mar- 


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shall,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Poughkeepsie ;  and  John  McAnerney 
&  Co.,  General  Agents,  63  Broadway,  New  York. 

Keeseville  Rolling  Mill,  Ausable  Horse  Nail  Co.,  Keeseville,  Clinton 
county.  Built  in  1869;  2  heating  furnaces,  1  train  of  rolls,  and  1 
hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  nail  rods  only ;  annual  capacity,  2,000 
net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  1,200  tons.  The  nail  rods  are  all 
worked  into  horse  nails  by  the  same  Company.  E.  Kingsland,  Presi- 
dent; N.  Kingsland,  Vice-President ;  J.  R.  Romeyn  and  Abraham 
Bussing,  Secretaries,  and  E.  K.  Baber,  Treasurer. 

Lake  Champlain  Iron  Works,  owned  by  State  of  New  York,  State  Prison, 
Dannemora,  Clinton  county.  Built  in  1853 ;  48  nail  machines,  and  1 
train  of  rolls ;  product,  cut  nails,  bar  iron,  marble  saws,  and  horse  shoes. 
G.  Moffitt,  Agent.  See  Forges. 

Lockport  Hoop  and  Band  Iron  Works,  Lockport,  Niagara  county.  Built 
in  1870 ;  2  puddling  and  2  heating  furnaces  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  water- 
power ;  product,  hoops,  bands,  horse-shoe  iron,  rounds  and  squares ;  an- 
nual capacity,  3,600  net  tons.  B.  H.  Fletcher,  President,  and  C.  B.  Gay, 
Secretary. 

Peru  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  245  Pearl  st.,  New  York.  Works  at  Clintonville, 
Clinton  county.  Built  in  1824 ;  4  heating  furnaces  and  3  trains  of  rolls ; 
water-power ;  product,  bar  iron ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons. 
Charles  Bliven,  President ;  F.  J.  Dominick,  Vice-President,  and  Edward 
Dodge,  Treasurer.  See  Forges. 

Rogers  ( J.  &  J.)  Iron  Co.,  Ausable  Forks,  Essex  county,  and  Black  Brook, 
Clinton  county.  Built  in  1834 ;  22  forge  and  blooming  fires,  3  heating 
furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  five  5-ton  hammers ;  steam  and  water 
power;  product,  charcoal  blooms  and  all  sizes  of  merchant  bar  iron ; 
annual  capacity,  7,800  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  6,000 
tons.  Nail  mill  burned  in  December,  1874.  James  Rogers,  President, 
and  John  Rogers,  Vice-President.  See  Forges. 

Rome  Iron  Works,  Rome  Iron  Co.,  Rome.  Built  in  1866 ;  7  double  pud- 
dling and  8  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  puddle  rolls  (one  18  and  one 
20-inch),  and  1  rail  train;  product,  rails. 

Rome  Merchant  Iron  Mill,  Rome  Merchant  Iron  Co.,  Rome.  Built  in 
1869 ;  1  double  and  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  1 
hammer  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  mer- 
chant iron  ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production, 
3,500  tons.  -E.  B.  Armstrong,  President;  J.  B.  Jervis,  Secretary ;  A.  R. 
Rand,  Treasurer,  and  John  Groves,  Superintendent. 

Samson  Dale  Iron  Works,  John  Peck,  Haverstraw,  Rockland  county. 
Built  in  1832 ;  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  4 
trains  of  rolls  (one  8  and  one  16-inch  bar,  and  one  16  and  one  20-inch 


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sheet) ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  rods,  bars,  and  sheet  iron ;  an- 
nual capacity,  3,000  net  tons;  average  make,  1,000  tons. 

Skaneateles  Iron  Works,  James  Bates,  Skaneateles  Falls,  Onondaga 
county.  Built  in  1868  ;  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  16-inch);  water-power;  product, 
bars  only  ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  1,500  tons. 

Spuyten  Duyvil  Rolling  Mill,  Spuyten  Duyvil  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Spuyten 
Duyvil,  Westchester  county.  Rail  mill  built  in  1863 ;  10  heating  fur- 
naces and  2  trains  of  rolls.  Bar  mill  added  in  1872 ;  4  double  puddling 
furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls.  Product,  rails,  fish- 
plates, with  bolts  and  nuts  complete,  railroad  and  dock  spikes,  rivets, 
and  all  sizes  of  merchant  and  guide  mill  iron ;  annual  capacity,  20,000 
net  tons. 

Suffern,  James,  Suffern  P.  0.,  Rockland  county.  Built  in  1850;  prod- 
uct, bars.  Not  running  in  1874  and  1875. 

Syracuse  Iron  Works,  Syracuse.  Built  in  1861 ;  1  single  and  4  double 
puddling,  and  5  heating  furnaces,  Hall's  tilting  and  revolving  mechani- 
cal puddler,  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  6,  one  9,  and  one  16-inch),  and  2 
steam  hammers ;  product,  bar,  wire  rod,  band,  and  hoop  iron,  railroad 
and  boat  spikes,  fish  bolts,  and  horse-shoe  and  bridge  iron ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 6,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  4,000  tons.  R.  N. 
Gere,  President,  and  Charles  E.  Hubball,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Troy  Wire  Manufacturing  Co.,  Howell,  Her,  Probert  &  Co.,  Troy.  Built 
in  1874 ;  1  heating  furnace,  one  6-inch  train  of  rolls,  and  6  wire-drawing 
blocks ;  water-power ;  product,  wire  from  Xo.  0  to  36,  small  ovals,  half 
ovals,  rounds,  etc.,  and  f  to  one-inch  hoop  iron ;  annual  capacity,  1,000 
net  tons. 

Ulster  Iron  Works,  Tuckerman,  Mulligan  &  Co.,  Saugerties,  Ulster  county. 
Built  in  1827 ;  1  single  and  8  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  fur- 
naces, 6  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  bar,  rod, 
and  hoop  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  6,700  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, for  the  past  30  years,  5,438  tons. 

Union  Iron  Works,  Union  Iron  Co.,  Buffalo,  Erie  county.  Built  in  1862, 
and  enlarged  in  1864,  1865,  and  1874 ;  16  double  puddling  furnaces,  18 
heating  furnaces,  and  6  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  one  19,  two  21, 
and  one  31-inch),  all  3-high  ;  the  8  and  12-inch  are  for  merchant  bar, 
the  21-inch  for  beams,  channels,  large  angles,  and  flats,  and  the 'others 
are  for  rails,  except  the  19-inch,  which  is  for  puddle  bar.  The  plate 
mill,  90  feet  by  160  feet,  contains  one  set  roughing  rolls,  2-high,  31  in. 
by  96  in.,  and  one  set  3-high  finishing  rolls,  31  in.  x  96  in. ;  weight  of 
each  roll,  24,000  Ibs. :  total  weight  of  train,  170  tons.  Engine,  36-in. 
cylinder,  72-foot  stroke ;  weight  of  fly-wheel,  54  tons.  Product,  rails, 


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beams,  channels,  angles,  shafting,  bars,  and  plates ;  annual  capacity, 
35,000  net  tons.  A.  Pardee,  President;  G.  R.  Wilson,  Vice-Preside nt ; 
George  Beals,  Treasurer ;  T.  Guilford  Smith,  Secretary,  and  James  Jen- 
kins, Superintendent.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  New  York :  23.  Of  these,  7  roll  rails,  one  making 
street  rails  only. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

American  Sheet  Iron  Works,  McClees  &  Co.,  Phillipsburg,  Warren 
county.  Office,  51  Little  12th  street,  New  York.  Built  in  1867,  and 
enlarged  in  1870  and  1873 ;  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  fur- 
nace, 2  annealing  furnaces,  1  refinery,  3  charcoal  forge  fires,  4  trains  of 
22-inch  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  best  American  R.  G.  black  and 
best  bloom  galvanized  sheet  iron,  made  from  charcoal  blooms  forged 
at  the  Works ;  sheets  are  now  galvanized  in  New  York  City,  but  arrange- 
ments are  being  completed  to  galvanize  them  here ;  annual  capacity, 
2,000  net  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Bergen  Iron  Works,  Jas.  H.  Holdune,  Jersey  City.  Built  in  1852 ;  3  heat- 
ing furnaces,  1  train  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  blooms  and  boiler 
plates  ;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  1,500 
tons.  Not  in  operation  in  1875. 

Boonton  Iron  Works,  Fuller,  Lord  &  Co.,  Boonton,  Morris  county.  Built 
in  1825;  12  double  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of 
rolls,  and  150  nail  machines ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  nails, 
spikes,  nuts  and  washers ;  annual  capacity,  300,000  kegs  of  nails.  See 
Furnaces. 

Camden  Rolling  Mill,  Camden,  Camden  county.  7  double  puddling  fur- 
naces, 4  heating  furnaces,  40  nail  machines,  and  3  trains  of  rolls ;  prod- 
uct, bar  iron  and  cut  nails ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons  of  bar  iron, 
and  75,000  kegs  of  nails.  Not  in  operation  since  1873.  These  works 
are  offered  for  sale.  Wm.  M.  Seyfert,  Agent,  631  Chestnut  street,  Phil- 
adelphia. 

Collier's  Iron  Works,  William  Collier,  Paterson,  Passaic  county.  Built  in 
1872 ;  2  heating  furnaces,  one  10-inch  train  of  rolls,  2  spike  machines,  1 
bolt  machine,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  merchant  bar  and  horse-shoe 
iron,  from  J-inch  round  and  square  to  1  J-inch ;  annual  capacity,  2,000 
net  tons.  Not  in  operation  in  1875. 

Cumberland  Nail  and  Iron  Co.,  Bridgeton,  Cumberland  county.  Branch 
office,  43  North  Water  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1814;  10  double 
puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  two  18-inch  trains  of  rolls,  and 
84  nail  machines;  steam  and  water  power  ;  product,  nails  and  gas  tube  ; 
annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  production,  7,600  tons. 


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Robert  S.  Buck,  President,  Bridgeton,  X.  T. ;  William  Stokes,  Vice- 
President  and  Treasurer,  Phila. ;  Nathan  Beckley,  Secretary,  Phila., 
and  R.  J.  and  C.  J.  Buck,  Managers,  Bridgeton,  X.  J. 

Delaware  Rolling  Mill,  Delaware  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Phillipsburg,  Warren 
county.  One  single  and  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  16-inch),  and  3  hammers;  product,  bar 
and  guide  iron,  wagon  and  carriage  axles ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net 
tons  merchant  iron  ;  average  }Tearly  production,  3,000  tons. 

Dover  Rolling  Mill,  Dover  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Dover,  Morris  county.  Built 
about  1770 ;  1  double  and  3  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  and  one  18-inch);  water-power; 
product,  puddled  bar,  merchant  bar,  spikes,  bolts  and  rivets,  and  horse- 
shoe iron ;  annual  capacity,  2.800  net  tons  merchant  bar.  John  E. 
Wynkoop,  President ;  E.  S.  Silliman,  Treasurer,  and  I.  B.  O'Connor, 
Secretary. 

Elizabeth  Iron  Works,  E.  G.  Brown,  Elizabeth,  Union  county.  Four 
heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  16-inch) ;  product, 
bar  and  angle  iron ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons ;  average  make, 
4,000  tons.  Xot  in  operation  in  1875. 

Lewis  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Rockaway,  Morris  county.  Office,  12  Cliff  st., 
Xew  York.  A.  C.  Lewis,  Manager.  Built  in  1826,  and  rebuilt  in  1875; 
8  double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  3  ham- 
mers, and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  9,  one  14,  and  one  18-inch),  and  12  steel- 
melting  holes ;  steam  and  water-power;  product,  best  bar  iron  and  cast 
steel ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  Formerly  known  as  Rockaway 
Merchant  Mill. 

New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  17  Burling  Slip, 
Xew  York.  Works  at  Trenton,  Mercer  county.  Built  in  1845;  14 
double  puddling  furnaces,  13  heating  furnaces,  7  trains  of  rolls,  1  open- 
hearth  Martin  steel  furnace,  and  2  hammers ;  steam  and  water  power ; 
product,  iron  and  steel-headed  rails,  beams,  channels,  angles,  merchant 
bars,  shapes,  horse-shoes,  and  Martin  steel ;  also,  chains  of  all  sizes , 
annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  22,500  tons. 
Edward  Cooper,  President,  and  Edwin  F.  Bedell,  Secretary,  New  York. 
Frederick  J.  Slade,  Treasurer,  and  Joseph  Stokes,  Superintendent, 
Trenton. 

Oxford  Iron  Co.,  Oxford,  Warren  county.  Built  in  1866;  25  puddling 
furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  4  spike  furnaces,  86  nail  machines,  and  4 
trains  of  rulls  (one  10,  one  12,  and  two  23-inch)  ;  product,  merchant  bar, 
spike  rods,  nails,  railroad  spikes,  fish  joints,  nuts  and  bolts ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 16,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  15,000  tons,  S.  T,  Scranton,  Pres- 
ident, See  Furnaces, 

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74  ROLLING   MILLS. 


Passaic  Rolling  Mills,  Passaic  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Paterson,  Passaic  county. 
Built  in  1867,  and  incorporated  in  1869;  8  double  puddling  furnaces,  5 
heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  beams,  chan- 
nels, angles,  tees,  and  other  shapes  for  buildings  and  bridges,  merchant 
bars,  rivets,  nuts,  etc. ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons.  Watts  Cooke, 
President,  and  W.  O.  Fayerweather,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Powerville  Iron  Works,  John  Leonard,  lessee,  Boonton.  Works  at  Pow- 
erville.  Built  in  1845 ;  3  charcoal  bloomary  fires,  1  heating  furnace,  2 
trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer  ;  water-power ;  product,  hoops,  rods,  and 
small  bars  to  2  inches  in  width,  blooms  and  slabs ;  annual  capacity, 
1,000  net  tons  merchant  iron,  and  900  tons  blooms  and  slabs.  See 
Bloomaries. 

Roebling's  Sons,  J.  A.,  Trenton.  Old  mill  built  in  1852,  new  mill  in  1873 ; 
4  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  8  charcoal  bloom  fires,  and  one 
3-ton  steam  hammer ;  product,  wire  rope  and  merchant  rods ;  annual 
capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Trenton  Iron  Co.,  Trenton.  Built  in  1845 ;  8  charcoal  fires,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, 2  hammers,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  and  one  19-inch) ; 
crucible  steel  works;  wire  works,  with  50  large  blocks,  and  150  small 
blocks ;  product,  steel,  bar  iron,  and  wire;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net 
tons  of  bar  iron  and  wire.  Charles  Hewitt,  President,  and  James  Hall, 
Treasurer.  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  17  Burling  Slip,  New  York. 

Number  of  mills  in  New  Jersey :  16.     Of  these,  1  rolls  rails. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

EASTERN  DISTRICT. 

Allentown  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  consolidation  of  Allentown  Rolling  Mill,  Le- 
high  Rolling  Mill,  and  Roberts  Iron  Co.  Works  at  Allentown,  Lehigh 
county.  Office,  303  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1860;  2 
single  and  23  double  puddling  furnaces,  11  single  heating  furnaces,  and 
8  trains  of  rolls;  product,  T  and  street  rails,  from  16  Ibs.  upwards,  fi^h 
plates,  merchant,  bars,  spikes,  bolts,  nuts,  rivets,  axles,  machinery, 
bridge  work,  and  mine  and  flat  cars.  A.  Pardee,  Jr.,  President ;  C.  W. 
Leavitt,  Secretary ;  H,  W.  Allison,  Treasurer,  and  C.  H.  Nimson,  Super- 
intendent. See  Lehigh  Valley  Furnaces. 

Bethlehem  Iron  Co.,  Bethlehem,  Northampton  county.  Built  in  1863. 
Mill  No.  1 ;  14  double  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls ;  product,  railroad  iron ;  annual  capacity,  22,500  net  tons ;  aver- 
age annual  production,  18,000  tons.  Mill  No.  2;  shaped  like  a  double 
cross,  931  feet  long,  each  arm  being  386  feet  by  111  feet ;  24  and  26-inch 
rail  trains,  124  feet  9  inches  in  length  from  centre  to  centre  of  engines ; 
north  engine,  48  in.  x  46  in.  stroke;  south  engine,  56  in.  x 48  in.  stroke  ; 


ROLLING   MILLS.  75 


one  31-inch  bloom  train,  with  one  engine  36-inch  diameter  and  60-inch 
stroke.  Steelworks;  25-ton  converters,  equal  to  120  tons  Bessemer 
steel  per  day ;  cupola  engine,  18  in.  x  48  in. ;  blowing  engine,  36  in.  x 
60  in. ;  7  Siemens  regenerative  gas  furnaces  for  heating  ingots  and 
blooms;  4  cupola  furnaces,  and  2  spiegel-melting  furnaces.  Alfred 
Hunt,  President;  Abraham  S.  Schropp,  Secretary;  C.  O.  Brunner, 
Treasurer,  and  John  Fritz,  Superintendent.  SeeLehigh  Valley  Furnaces. 

Birdsboro  Nail  Works,  E.  &  G.  Brooke,  Birdsboro,  Berks  county.  Built 
in  1848;  7  double  puddling  furnaces,  2  scrap  and  3  heating  furnaces,  72 
nail  machines,  and  2  trains  of  rolls;  steam  and  water  power;  product, 
nails.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Blandon  Iron  Works,  Blandon  Iron  Co.,  Blandon,  Berks  county.  Built 
in  181)7;  1  double  and  3  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  and 
2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  skelp  and  band  iron ;  annual  capacity,  2,500 
net  tons;  average  yearly  product,  1,800  tons. 

Brandywine  Boiling  Mills,  S.  &  B.  R.  Hatfield,  Coatesville,  Chester 
county.  Built  in  1845  ;  two  mills,  run  by  water-power,  one-fourth  of  a 
mile  apart ;  2  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  plate  iron  ; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  Puddling  department  in  Huntingdon 
county,  Pa.  See  Bloomaries. 

Bristol  Rolling  Mill,  Bristol  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Bristol,  Bucks  county. 
Built  in  1875;  1  heating  furnace,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  Sand  one  12- 
inch)  ;  product,  hoop,  scroll,  bar  and  band  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  1,200 
net  tons.  Fred.  Nevigold,  President ;  Geo.  F.  Pierson,  Secretary,  and 
Edwin  Manship,  Treasurer. 

Catasauqua  Manufacturing  Co.,  Catasauqua,  Lehigh  county.  Two  mills: 
Catasauqua  and  Ferndale.  Company  organized  in  1864 ;  27  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  7  trains  of  rolls  (10,  15,  18,  and  22- 
inch),  and  one  10-ton  hammer ;  product,  merchant  bar,  small  T  rail,  car 
axles,  shafting,  and  iron  and  steel  sheets  and  plates;  annual  capacity, 
20,000  net  tons.  Oliver  Williams,  Manager. 

Chester  Rolling  Mills,  Chester,  Delaware  county.  Built  in  1875;  6  pud- 
dling furnaces,  2  Siemens  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls ;  prod- 
uct, boiler  and  ship  plate.  John  Roach,  President,  and  C.  B.  Houston, 
Secretary. 

Conshohocken,  Pennsylvania,  and  Corliss  Iron  Works,  J.  Wood  & 
Brothers,  Conshohocken,  Montgomery  county.  Office,  223  North  Sec- 
ond street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1832,  1852,  and  1864,  respectively ; 
6  double  puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  and  7  20-inch  trains  of 
rolls;  steam  and  water  power;  product,  plate  and  sheet  iron,  embracing 
flue,  boiler,  tank,  gasometer,  nail,  tack,  shovel,  and  safe  iron ;  annual 
capacity,  6,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  5,000  tons. 


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Delaware  Rolling  Mills,  Hughes  &  Patterson,  Richmond  and  Otis  streets, 
Kensington,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1870;  8  single  puddling  furnaces, 
4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls;  product,  merchant  bar  iron  ; 
annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons. 

Easton  Sheet  Iron  Works,  Samuel  Oliver  &  Son,  Easton,  Northampton 
county.  Built  in  1871,  and  put  in  operation  February  1,  1872  ;  2  single 
puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  1  sheet  furnace,  1  annealing  fur- 
nace, and  1  train  of  22-inch  rolls,  consisting  of  1  pair  sheet  rolls,  and  1 
pair  bar  rolls ;  product,  sheet  iron ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net  tons ; 
average  yearly  production,  900  tons.  Production  sold  by  Marshall  Lef- 
ferts,  Jr.,  90  Beekman  street,  New  York. 

Fair  Hill  Forge  and  Rolling  Mill,  Gaulbert,  Morgan  &  Caskey,  York  and 
America  streets,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1854 ;  1  single  and  2  double 
puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ; 
product,  merchant  bar;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Fort  Allen  Iron  Works,  Weissport,  Carbon  county.  Ezra  Bertolet,  Agent, 
250  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Rebuilt  in  1872 ;  1  single  and  2 
double  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  1  squeezer,  and  2  trains 
of  rolls  (one  9,  and  one  16-inch} ;  product,  guide  and  bar  iron  ;  annual 
capacity,  3,000  net  tons.  Not  in  operation  in  1875. 

Fulton  Rolling  Mill,  Phila.  and  Reading  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Norristown, 
Montgomery  county.  Built  in  1861 ;  11  double  puddling  furnaces,  1 
rotary  squeezer,  and  1  train  18-inch  puddle  rolls ;  product,  puddled 
bar ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  5,550  tons.  This 
mill  is  now  standing,  and  is  for  sale  or  to  rent.  Agent,  W.  E.  C.  Coxe, 
Reading. 

Gibraltar  Iron  Works,  S.  Seyfert  &  Co.,  Reading.  Built  in  1846 ;  2  heat- 
ing furnaces,  2  hammers,  and  one  16-inch  train  of  rolls;  water-power; 
product,  boiler  plate,  boiler  tube  iron,  and  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 1,500  net  tons  plate  iron,  and  1,000  tons  blooms. 

Glasgow  Iron  Works,  Glasgow  Iron  Co.,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county. 
Built  in  1874;  4  double  puddling  furnaces,  and  1  train  of  muck  rolls  ; 
water-power ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  A  plate  mill  will  soon 
be  added,  to  be  operated  by  steam,  and  to  contain  3  heating  furnaces 
and  1  train  of  rolls,  96  inches  long,  Annual  capacity,  to  be  6,000  net 
tons.  Boiler  plate  quality  a  specialty.  Joseph  L.  Bailey,  President ; 
Comly  B.  Shoemaker,  Treasurer ;  G,  W.  Nicolls,  Secretary,  and  Edward 
Bailey,  General  Manager. 

Glen  Iron  Works,  Allentown.  First  put  in  operation  in  1870;  6  double 
and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trams  of  rolls 
(one  8J  and  two  15-inch) ;  product,  bar  iron  and  small  T  rails  ;  annual 
capacity,  7,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  5,400  tons,  Joseph  Downing, 
Superintendent.  Not  in  operation  in  1875. 


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Gray's  Ferry  Iron  Works,  Edward  S.  Buckley,  228}  Walnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia. Built  in  1858 ;  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  charcoal  forge 
fires,  4  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  2  hammers ;  product,  plate 
iron  and  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  3,600  net  tons  plate,  and 
600  tons  blooms ;  average  annual  production,  3,000  tons  plate,  and  500 
tons  blooms. 

Hamburg  Iron  Works  (Phila.  and  Beading  R.  R.  Co.,  owners),  James 
Henderson,  lessee,  Hamburg,  Berks  county.  Built  in  1865 ;  3  double 
and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls 
(10  and  18-inch) ;  product,  bar  iron  of  hiyh  class  for  machinery  and 
tools  by  the  Henderson  process ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 
.  Hibernia  Forge  and  Rolling  Mill,  Goodman  &  Philips,  Wagontown,  Ches- 
ter county.  Very  old  works ;  4  charcoal  forge  fires,  1  heating  furnace, 
1  hammer,  and  1  train  of  rolls;  use  wrought  scrap;  water-power;  prod- 
uct, boiler-tube  iron,  skelp,  flue,  and  light  boiler  plate ;  annual  capacity, 
1,000  net  tons. 

Kensington  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  James  Rowland  &  Co.,  920  North  Del- 
aware avenue,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1845 ;  1  single  and  10  double 
puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  7  trains  of  rolls;  product, 
merchant  bar,  band,  and  skelp  iron,  and  steel  plow  and  shovel  plate ; 
annual  capacity,  11,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  10,000  tons. 

Keystone  Iron  Works,  Reading,  Berks  county.  Built  in  1857 ;  5  single 
puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  one  16-inch  train  of  rolls; 
product,  boiler  plate,  tank,  chute,  stack,  pipe,  boat,  and  car  iron,  and 
muck  bars ;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  production, 
1,800  tons.  J.  V.  Craig,  President ;  Jacob  Snell,  Secretary,  and  John  H. 
Craig,  Treasurer. 

Laurel  Iron  Works,  Hugh  E.  Steele,  Coatesville,  Chester  county.  Built 
in  1825 ;  1  annealing  furnace,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  ; 
water  and  steam  power ;  product,  boiler,  flue,  boat,  bridge,  tank,  and 
tube  iron ;  annual  capacity,  4,800  net  tons ;  average  make,  3,600  tons. 

Little  Schuylkill  Rolling  Mill,  James  A.  Inness,  Port  Clinton,  Schuylkill 
county.  Built  in  1868  ;  1  double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  heat- 
ing furnace,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  10,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch) ; 
water-power ;  product,  merchant  bar,  and  small  T  rails ;  annual  capacity, 
3,000  net  tons  merchant  bar. 

Lukens  Roll  Mills,  Huston  &  Penrose,  Coatesville.  Built  in  1810;  3 
double  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1 
hammer ;  steam  and  water  power ;  product,  all  kinds  of  flue,  boiler  and 
ship  plates,  and  bridge  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons ;  average 
yearly  production,  4,000  tons.  The  puddle  mill,  operated  by  water- 
power,  occupies  the  site  of  the  first  plate  mill  built  in  the  United  States. 


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Mcllvain  (Wm.)  &  Sons'  Boiler  Plate  Mill,  Wm.  Mcllvain  &  Sons,  Bead- 
ing. Built  in  1857 ;  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2 
trains  of  rolls,  and  one  3-ton  hammer;  product,  boiler  plate,  tank,  chute, 
stack,  pipe,  bridge,  and  boat  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons;  av- 
erage yearly  production,  4,000  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Mill  Creek  Iron  Co.,  Mount  Carbon,  Schuylkill  county.  Four  double 
puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  16,  one 
18,  and  one  24-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar  and  plate  iron.  See  Schuyl- 
kill Valley  Furnaces. 

Norristown  Iron  Works,  James  Hooven  &  Sons,  Norristown,  Montgom- 
ery county.  Built  in  1846;  6  double  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, 3  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer;  product,  skelp  iron  ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 5,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  4,800  tons.  James' 
Hooven,  owner.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Oxford  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  William  &  Harvey  Rowland,  Frankford, 
Philadelphia.  Built  in  1842,  and  very  much  enlarged  recently,  espe- 
cially in  1873 ;  3  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  1  hammer,  4  con- 
verting furnaces  using  wood  exclusively,  2  converting  furnaces  using 
coal,  and  24  2-pot  crucible  steel  melting  furnaces ;  convert  iron  into 
steel,  reroll  Norway  iron,  slit  Norway  nail  rods,  and  make  elliptic 
springs,  sheet  cast  steel,  cast  spring  steel,  machinery  and  plow  steel, 
and  tire  and  sleigh  steel ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons ;  average  make, 
2,500  tons. 

Palo  Alto  Rolling  Mill,  Benjamin  Haywood,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  county. 
Built  in  1854 ;  12  double  and  5  single  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  fur- 
naces, and  5  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  two  16,  and  two  18-inch) ;  product, 
light  and  heavy  T  and  street  rails,  fish  bars,  chairs,  and  merchant  bar 
iron;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  product,  10,000 
tons. 

Parkesburg  Iron  Works,  Horace  A.  Beale,  Parkesburg,  Chester  county. 
First  started  in  April,  1873 ;  4  charcoal  forge  fires,  2  heating  furnaces, 
1  train  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer;  product,  blooms  and  tube  skelp;  an- 
nual capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 

Pencoyd  Iron  Works,  A.  &  P.  Roberts  &  Co.,  265  South  Fourth  street, 
Philadelphia.  Works  in  Montgomery  county,  opposite  Manayunk. 
Built  in  1852;  9  double  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  rotary 
squeezer,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (18  and  23-inch)  ;  product,  channel  bars, 
tee  and  angle  iron,  hammered  axles,  rolled  axles,  and  bar  and  bridge 
iron ;  the  forge  has  4  hammers;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons;  av- 
erage yearly  production,  8,000  tons. 

Penn  Treaty  Iron  Works,  Marshall,  Brothers  &  Co.,  24  Girard  avenue, 
Philadelphia.  Built  in  1856 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  fur- 


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naces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  sheet  and  bar  iron  ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 4,000  net  tons. 

Philadelphia  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  939  North  Delaware  avenue,  Philadel- 
phia. Built  in  1845  ;  1  single  and  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  1  rotary 
squeezer,  7  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  one  12,  and 
two  18-inch) ;  product,  bar,  angle,  and  tee  iron,  fish  plates,  beams,  street 
rails,  and  peculiar  shapes;  average  annual  capacity,  single  turn,  8,000 
net  (ons. 

Philadelphia  Rolling  Mill,  S.  Bobbins  &  Son,  Beach  and  Vienna  streets, 
Kensington,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1858;  9  double  puddling  furnaces, 
5  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  merchant  bar  iron  of 
all  kinds;  annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production, 
9,000  tons.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Philadelphia  and  Reading  Rolling  Mill,  Philadelphia  and  Reading  R.  R. 
Co.,  owners,  W.  E.  C.  Coxe,  Superintendent,  Reading.  Built  in  1868; 
12  single  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls 
(one  23,  one  24,  and  one  12-inch) ;  product,  iron  and  steel  rails  and 
splice  bars ;  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, 22,400  tons. 

Phoenix  Iron  Works,  Phoenix  Iron  Co.,  Phcenixville,  Chester  county. 
Office,  410  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1808 ;  20  double  and 
8  single  puddling  furnaces,  23  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls 
(one  9,  one  12,  one  16,  and  two  18-inch) ;  product,  bar  iron,  beams, 
angles,  tee  iron  and  other  shapes ;  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons . 
average  yearly  production,  20,000  tons.  The  Company  is  building  a 
new  mill,  of  greater  capacity  than  the  old  one.  Samuel  J.  Reeves, 
President ;  John  Griffen,  Superintendent;  Geo.  Gerry  White,  Secretary, 
and  James  O.  Pease,  Treasurer.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Pine  Iron  Works,  Joseph  L.  Bailey  &  Co.,  Pine  Iron  Works,  Berks  county. 
Built  in  1845;  2  heating  furnaces  and  1  train  of  rolls;  water-power; 
product,  boiler  plate ;  annual  capacity,  2,600  net  tons ;  average  yearly 
production,  2,300  tons.  Sole  manufacturers  of  the  "Pine"  brands  of 
extra  flange  and  fire-box  iron. 

Potts  Grove  Iron  Works,  Potts  Brothers,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county. 
Built  in  1846;  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  and  2 
trains  of  rolls ;  product,  plate  iron,  comprising  boiler,  tank,  pipe,  and 
flue  iron ;  annual  capacity,  single  turn,  3,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly 
production,  2,500  tons.  This  firm  also  has  an  8-inch  bar  mill,  3,000  net 
tons  yearly  capacity,  which  has  not  been  worked  for  15  years. 

Pottstown  Iron  Co.,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county.  Built  in  1867 ;  14 
double  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  54  nail 
machines,  1  hammer,  and  1  squeezer;  product,  nails,  and  boiler,  ship, 


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and  tank  plate  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  nails,  6,000  net  tons,  plate,  6,000 
tons.  President,  Theo.  H.  Morris;  Vice-President,  Andrew  Wheeler  ; 
Secretary,  Joseph  K.  Wheeler ;  and  Treasurer  and  General  Manager, 
Wm.  H.  Morris.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Pottsville  Eolling  Mills,  Atkins  Brothers,  Pottsville.  Built  in  1852 ;  14 
double  and  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls  ;  product,  T  rails  of  both  light  and  heavy  sections,  and  street 
rails.  See  Schuylkitt  Valley  Furnaces. 

Reading  Bolt  and  Nut  Works,  J.  H.  Sternbergh,  Reading.  Built  in  1865 ; 
enlarged  in  1872 ;  1  single  puddling  furnace,  2  heating  furnaces,  1  10- 
inch  train  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer  ;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  machine 
bolts,  lag  screws,  rods  for  buildings,  bridges,  etc.,  and  hot  pressed  nuts 
of  all  sizes ;  annual  capacity,  about  3,000  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 2,500  tons. 

Reading  Iron  Works,  Seyfert,  McManus  &  Co.,  Reading.  Office,  631 
Chestnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1836;  12  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 4  heating  furnaces,  1  rotary  squeezer,  3  trains  of  rolls,  30  nail 
machines,  and  2  railroad  spike  machines ;  product,  cut  nails,  bar,  band, 
hoop,  and  skelp  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  5,500  net  tons ;  average  yearly 
product,  5,000  tons.  Plate  mill  built  in  1862;  7  double  puddling  fur- 
naces, 4  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  4  trains  of  rolls;  product, 
sheet,  plate,  and  bar  iron ;  annual  capacity,  6,800  net  tons ;  average 
yearly  production,  6,000  tons.  See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Schuylkill  Iron  Works,  Alan  Wood  &  Co.,  Conshohocken.  Office,  519 
Arch  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1858;  16  double  puddling  furnaces, 
12  heating  and  4  grate  furnaces,  7  trains  of  rolls,  1  hammer,  and  2  ro- 
tary squeezers;  product,  sheet  and  plate  iron;  annual  capacity,  15,000 
net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills  in  Delaware. 

Schuylkill  Haven  Rolling  Mill  and  Spike  Manufacturing  Co.,  Weissinger 
&  Medlar,  Schuylkill  Haven,  Schuylkill  county.  Put  in  operation 
November  1,  1873  ;  2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  8  and  one 
16-inch),  and  1  railroad  spike  machine;  product,  merchant  bar  iron, 
small  T  rails,  and  railroad  spikes ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons. 

Stewart  &  Co.,  Easton,  Northampton  county.  Built  in  1837 ;  4  heating 
furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  wire  rods,  drawn  into  wire  at 
the  same  establishment;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Stony  Creek  Iron  Works,  Schall  &  Co.,  Norristown,  Montgomery  county.  - 
Built  in  1849 ;  5  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 
of  rolls,  and  29  nail  machines;  product,  bar,  sheet,  boiler  plate,  and 
nails.     No  nails  made  since  1872.    See  Schuylkill  Valley  Furnaces. 

Tamaqua  Rolling  Mill,  Wm.  T.  Carter  &  Co.,  Tamaqua,  Schuylkill  county. 
Office,  103  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1865 ;  2  double  and  3 


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single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  8} 
and  one  16-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  iron  and  steel  mine  T 
rails,  and  railroad  spikes  ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  2,500  tons.  See  Coleraine  Furnaces,  Lehigh  Valley. 

Thorndale  Iron  Works,  WTm.  L.  Bailey  &  Co.,  Thorndale  Iron  Works, 
Chester  county.  Built  in  1847 ;  1  double  and  2  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls  (plate  train  73  inches  long), 
and  1  hammer;  product,  boiler-plate  iron;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net 
tons  ;  average  make,  2,250  tons. 

Tioga  Rolling  Mill,  Xoblit  &  Brother,  Germantown  Junction,  Philadel- 
phia. Put  in  operation  January  1,  1873 ;  2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains 
of  rolls  (one  8  and  one  10-inch),  1  hammer,  and  3  spike  machines; 
product,  hoop,  band,  scroll,  horse-shoe,  and  guide  iron,  and  railroad 
spikes  ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 

Valley  Iron  Works,  C.  E.  Pennock  &  Co.,  Coatesville,  Chester  county. 
Built  in  1837  ;  4  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  one 
4-ton  steam  hammer,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  18,  one  24,  and  two 
30-inch) ;  product,  plate  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons;  average 
make,  6,000  tons.  See  Bloomaries. 

Viaduct  Iron  Works,  Hugh  E.  Steele,  lessee,  Coatesville.  Built  in  1838 ; 
3  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  1 
hammer ;  product,  all  kinds  of  boiler,  fire-box,  boat,  tank,  tube  and  flue 
iron,  and  patent  straightened  bridge  plates;  annual  capacity,  11,000 
net  tons ;  average  make,  8,000  tons.  See  Laurel  Iron  Works. 

Winch  (Corydon),  Canal  street,  Kensington,  Philadelphia.  New  mill 
built  in  1874 ;  1  double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  fur- 
naces, 4  trains  of  rolls,  12  spike  machines,  and  4  rivet  machines;  prod- 
uct, spike  and  rivet  iron ;  average  annual  product,  3,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  mills  in  Philadelphia:  11.  Total  in  Eastern  Pennsylvania: 
53.  Of  these  11  roll  rails,  5  making  only  light  T  rails,  and  1  only  street 
rails. 

CENTRAL    DISTRICT. 

Altoona  Iron  Works,  Altoona  Iron  Co.,  Altoona,  Blair  county.  First  put 
in  operation  in  April,  1873;  1  double  and  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  3 
heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch),  and 
1  rotary  squeezer;  product, bar,  band, and  hoop  iron;  annual  capacity, 
§,000  net  tons.  S.  C.  Baker,  President,  and  A.  H.  Voris,  Treasurer. 

Berwick  Rolling  Mill,  Berwick  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Berwick,  Columbia 
county.  Built  in  1872;  5  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls;  product,  bar  iron ;  annual  capacity,  3,600  net  tons. 
C.  G.  Jackson,  President,  and  C.  R.  Woodin,  Vice-President. 

Central  Iron  Works,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin  county.     Built  in  1853 ;  4  sin- 


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gle  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  1  20-inch  train  of  rolls,  and 

1  hammer ;  product,  boiler-plate  and  tank  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  3,500 
net  tons;  average  annual  production,  3,000  tons.     Charles  L.  Bailey, 
President ;  A.  Wilhelm,  Vice-President,  and  Samuel  R.  Matlack,  Sec- 
retary. 

Chesapeake  Nail  Works,  Chas.  L.  Bailey  &  Co.,  Harrisburg,  Dauphin 
county.  Built  in  1867;  14  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces, 

2  trains  of  rolls  (20-inch  puddle,  and  16-inch  plate),  and  66  nail  ma- 
chines; product,  nails  ;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons;  average  annual 
production,  7,000  tons. 

Chickies  Rolling  Mill,  Becker  &  Reinhold,  Chickies,  Lancaster  county. 
Built  in  1865 ;  1  single  and  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of 
rolls  (9  and  16-inch);  product,  muck  bar;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net 
tons ;  average  yearly  production,  2,500  tons. 

Codorus  Steel  Works,  York  County  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  York,  York 
county.  Built  in  1869 ;  10  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer;  product,  principally  puddled  steel 
for  heading  iron  rails ;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons.  Not  in  opera- 
tion in  1875. 

Columbia  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Maitland,  Audenreid  &  Co.,  Columbia. 
Office,  N.  E.  corner  Third  and  Dock  streets,  Philadelphia.  Built  in 
1854 ;  product,  rails,  bars,  and  rods. 

Co-operative  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Danville,  Montour  county.  Built 
in  1871 ;  8  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of 
18-inch  rolls ;  product,  all  sizes  of  T  rails  from  16  to  65  Ibs.  per  yard ; 
street  rails  a  specialty ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  The  machin- 
ery is  fitted  for  25,000  tons,  needing  only  additional  heating  furnaces. 
John  Grove,  Sr.,  President,  and  L.  K.  Rishel,  Secretary,  Treasurer 
and  Manager. 

Crescent  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  E.  G.  Heylmun,  Cogan  Station,  Lycoming 
county.  Built  in  1842;  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  1 
train  of  rolls,  and  7  nail  machines ;  water-power;  product,  bar  iron 
and  nails. 

Danville  Iron  Works,  William  Faux,  Danville.  Built  in  1870 ;  4  heating 
furnaces,  and  1  train  of  16-inch  rolls ;  product,  T  rails  from  16  to  56 
Ibs.  per  yard,  inclusive ;  annual  capacity,  11,000  net  tons. 

Duncannon  Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Perry  county.  Office,  122  Raqp 
street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1838 ;  11  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heat- 
ing furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  52  nail  machines ;  steam  and  water 
power;  product,  bar  iron  and  nails.  William  Wister,  President;  John 
Wister,  Treasurer,  and  William  E.  S.  Baker,  Secretary  and  Assistant 
Treasurer.  See  Upper  Susyuehanna  Furnaces. 


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Eagle  Iron  Works,  C.  Curtin  &  Co.,  Roland,  Centre  county.  Built  in 
1810 ;  1  single  puddling  furnace,  1  heating  furnace,  2  trains  of  rolls, 
and  1  squeezer ;  water-power ;  product,  bar  iron,  boiler  covers,  and 
assorted  iron  from  i-inch  round  and  square  to  4|-inch  tire;  annual 
capacity,  2,000  net  tons;  average  annual  production,  1,300  tons.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Bloomaries. 

Hancock  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Danville,  Montour  county.  Built  in  1847  ; 
product,  rails.  Formerly  owned  by  National  Iron  Co.,  and  afterwards 
by  Hancock,  Creveling  &  Co.  Benjamin  G.  Welch,  Secretary.  See 
Upper  Susquehanna  Furnaces. 

Harrif^bnrg  Nail  Works,  Harrisburg.  Works  at  West  Fairview,  Cumber- 
land county.  Built  in  1810 ;  9  double  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating 
furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  73  nail  machines;  steam  and  water 
power ;  product,  nails  and  muck  bars ;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons 
of  nails,  and  2,000  tons  of  muck  bars ;  average  yearly  production,  6,300 
tons  of  nails,  and  1,500  tons  of  muck  bars.  Henry  McCormick,  Treas- 
urer. 

Hollidaysburg  Iron  Works,  Hollidaysburg  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Hollidays- 
burg,  Blair  county.  Built  in  1860 ;  8  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating 
furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and  18  nail  machines;  product,  bars,  light  T 
rails,  and  nails;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons;  average  annual  pro- 
duction, 2,000  tons.  J.  W.  Bracken,  President.  See  Juniata  Rolling 
Mill. 

Howard  Iron  Works,  Lauth,  Thomas  &  Co.,  Howard,  Centre  county. 
Built  in  1840;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  3 
trains  of  rolls  (one  16,  one  12,  and  one  8-inch),  and  1  rotary  squeezer; 
water-power;  product,  all  sizes  merchant  bar,  band,  hoop,  and  guide 
iron  ;  annual  capacity,  3,600  net  tons  finished  iron.  The  establishment 
includes  a  large  warehouse,  in  which  a  stock  of  300  tons  of  all  kinds 
of  bar  iron  is  constantly  kept  on  hand.  See  Bituminous  Furnaces.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Juniata  Rolling  Mill,  Hollidaysburg  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  lessees,  Hollidays- 
burg. Built  in  1866 ;  9  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2 
trains  of  rolls,  30  nail  machines,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  sheets  and 
nails ;  annual  capacity,  3,500  net  tons ;  average  annual  production,  2,000 
tons.  See  Hollidaysburg  Iron  Works. 

Laekawanna  Iron  Works,  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Scranton, 
Luzerne  county.  Commenced  in  1840;  113  single  puddling  furnaces, 
35  heating  furnaces,  and  12  trains  of  rolls  (one  31,  one  23},  two  23,  two 
22,  two  20,  three  18,  and  one  8-inch),  and  1  hammer;  steam  and  water 
power;  product,  light  and  heavy  railroad  iron,  merchant  bar  iron,  and 
car  axles ;  annual  capacity,  112,000  net  tons  of  rails,  and  13,500  tons  of 


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merchant  bar  iron  and  car  axles.  Bessemer  steel  works  added  in  1875  ; 
two  5-ton  converters,  4  cupola  furnaces,  and  4  spiegel-melting  cupolas  ; 
annual  capacity,  45,000  net  tons  ingots ;  first  blow  made  Oct.  23,  1875  ; 
first  steel  rail  rolled  Dec.  29,  1875.  President,  W.  W.  Scranton ;  Secre- 
tary, Edward  C.  Lynde,  Scranton,  Pa. ;  and  Treasurer,  E.  F.  Hatfield, 
Jr.,  52  Wall  street,  New  York.  See  Upper  Susquehanna  Furnaces. 

Lancaster  Manufacturing  Co.,  C.  A.  Bitner,  Lancaster.  Put  in  operation 
in  April,  1873  ;  8  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 
of  rolls  (one  18-inch  puddle,  one  16-inch  bar,  and  one  8-inch  guide), 
and  2  hammers ;  product,  bar  iron,  splice  bar,  axles,  bolts,  spikes  and 
forgings  ;  annual  capacity,  3.600  net  tons.  Not  in  operation  in  1875. 

Lancaster  Rolling  Mill,  Manuel  McShain  &  Co.,  Hempfield,  Lancaster 
county.  Office,  140  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Bought  by  present 
parties  and  enlarged  in  June,  1872 ;  1  double  and  5  single  puddling 
furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  product, 
merchant  bar  and  guide  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons. 

Lebanon  Rolling  Mill,  A.  W.  Bowman,  Lebanon.  Built  in  1867  ;  4  double 
puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ; 
product,  plate,  sheet,  and  flue  iron,  and  muck  bar;  annual  capacity, 
4,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  3,000  tons. 

Lochiel  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Harrisburg.  Built  in  1865;  merchant  mill 
completed  in  November,  1871 ;  8  double  and  4  single  puddling  furnaces, 
8  heating  furnaces  for  rails,  4  heating  furnaces  for  the  merchant  mill, 
and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  16  and  three  18-inch) ;  product,  rails  from 
15  Ibs.  per  yard  upward,  bar  iron  and  splice  bars;  annual  capacity, 
25,000  net  tons  rails,  and  3,000  tons  merchant  iron  and  splice  bars. 
Henry  McCormick,  President,  and  A.  J.  Dull,  General  Manager.  See 
Lower  Susquehanna  Furnaces. 

Logan  Iron  Works,  Valentine  &  Co.,  Bellefonte,  Centre  county.  Built 
in  1825  ;  product,  bars  and  rods.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Bloomaries. 

Logan  Works,  Logan  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county. 
Office,  218  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1869;  forge 
very  old ;  3  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  1  train  of 
rolls,  1  steam  hammer,  and  3  water  hammers;  steam  and  water  power; 
product,  hammered  and  rolled  bar,  and  blooms.  The  Company  has  a 
plate  mill  not  now  in  use,  containing  one  30-inch  train  of  rolls,  3  heat- 
ing furnaces,  etc.  Another  part  of  the  establishment,  comprising  a 
large  steam  hammer  and  a  tire  mill,  is  rented  to  the  Standard  Steel 
Works.  President,  John  M.  Kennedy ;  Secretary,  C.  Weston,  Jr. ; 
Treasurer,  H.  T.  Townsend,  and  Superintendent,  R.  H.  Lee.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Bloomaries. 

Milesburg  Iron  Works,  McCoy  &  Linn,  Milesburg,  Centre  county.    Built 


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in  1830 ;  3  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls, 
and  2  hummers;  steam  and  water  power;  product,  all  sizes  bar  iron, 
spring  and  soft  rods,  and  spring  and  soft  wire  of  all  numbers;  annual 
capacity,  3,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  1,576  tons.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Bloomaries. 

Milton  Nail  AVorks,  C.  A.  Godcharles  &  Co.,  Milton,  Northumberland 
county.  Built  in  1875  ;  put  in  operation  Oct.  28, 1875  ;  5  single  puddling 
furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  16  nail  machines,  and  one  20-inch  train  of 
rolls;  product,  nails. 

Milton  Rolling  Mill,  Milton  Iron  Co.,  Milton,  Northumberland  county. 
Pat  in  operation  December  1,  1872 ;  6  puddling  furnaces,  1  heating 
furnace,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  round,  square,  and  flat  bar  iron ; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  1,500  tons. 
W.  A.  Schreyer,  President,  and  P.  C.  Johnson,  Treasurer. 

Northumberland  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Van  Alen  &  Co.,  Northumberland, 
Northumberland  county.  Built  in  1867  ;  7  single  puddling  furnaces,  1 
heating  furnace,  1  train  of  rolls,  and  21  nail  machines ;  product,  nails, 
nail  plate,  muck  and  scrap  bars ;  annual  capacity,  5,500  net  tons  muck 
bar,  4,000  tons  nail  plate,  2,500  tons  nails. 

Paxton  Rolling  Mills,  McCormick's  Estate,  Harrisburg.  Built  in  1869; 
5  double  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and 
1  hammer;  product,  boiler,  skelp,  and  tank  iron;  annual  capacity, 
8,750  net  tons.  John  Q.  Denny,  Manager. 

Pennsylvania  Iron  Works,  Waterman  &  Beaver,  Danville.  Office,  407 
Library  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1845 ;  22  double  and  16  single 
puddling  furnaces,  15  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer; 
product,  railroad  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  40,320  net  tons  ;  average  yearly 
production,  27,242  tons.  See  Upper  Susquehanna  Furnaces. 

Pennsylvania  Steel  Works,  Pennsylvania  Steel  Co.,  Steel  Works  P.  O., 
Baldwin  Station,  Dauphin  county.  Office,  216  South  Fourth  street, 
Philadelphia.  Bessemer  steel  works  built  in  1865-7;  two  5-ton  con- 
verters ;  capacity,  220  net  tons  steel  every  24  hours.  Rolling  mill  built  in 
1867-8,  and  since  enlarged ;  daily  capacity,  single  turn,  100  tons  steel  rails. 
Hammer  mill  contains  6  and  12-ton  hammers,  the  larger  turning  out 
75  to  80  tons  of  blooms  and  forgings  every  24  hours.  2  Siemens  open- 
hearth  steel  furnaces.  Product,  steel  ingots,  forgings,  rails  of  heavy 
sections,  street  rails,  and  railroad  axles,  crossings,  frogs,  and  switches. 
Capacity,  45,000  net  tons  ingots  per  annum.  S.  M.  Felton,  President ; 
E.  F.  Barker,  Secretary  ;  H.  C.  Spackman,  Treasurer;  C.  S.  Hinchman, 
Sales  Agent,  and  Luther  S.  Bent,  Superintendent.  See  Lower  Susque- 
hanna Furnaces. 

Portage  Iron  Works,  John  Musselman,  Duncansville,  Blair  county.  Built 


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in  1839;  8  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of 
18-inch  rolls,  and  37  nail  machines;  product,  nails;  annual  capacity, 
4,600  net  tons;  average  annual  production,  1,250  tons. 
Safe  Harbor  Rolling  Mill,  Reeves,  Abbott  &  Co.,  Safe  Harbor,  Lancaster 
county.  Built  in  1848 ;  16  double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  8 
heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls;  product,  railroad  iron;  has 
made  12,000  net  tons  of  rails  a  year;  has  not  made  any  rails  since  1861, 
and  the  mill  has  not  been  in  operation  since  1865 ;  upon  the  completion 
of  a  railroad,  now  in  course  of  construction,  this  mill  will  in  all  proba- 
bility again  be  used.  See  Lower  Susquehanna  Furnaces. 
Susquehanna  Iron  Works,  Susquehanna  Iron  Co.,  Columbia.  Three  heat- 
ing and  12  single  puddling  furnaces ;  product,  bar  iron.  Win.  Patton, 
Treasurer. 

Towanda  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Towanda,  Bradford  county.  First 
started  in  November,  1872;  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, 24  nail  machines,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (15-inch  puddle  and 
15-inch  plate) ;  product,  nails  (from  pig  and  scrap) ;  annual  capacity, 
1,500  net  tons;  average  annual  production,  1,200  tons. 
Valentine  Iron  Co.,  Williamsport,  Lycoming  county.  Built  in  1873-4 ; 
4  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  8  forge  fires,  1  hammer, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8  and  two  15-inch);  product,  charcoal  blooms, 
bars,  and  wire  rods  ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Mahlon  Fisher, 
President,  and  E.  M.  Valentine,  Agent. 

Van  de  Sand  &  Capp,  Lebanon.    Product,  plate  and  sheet  iron. 
Number  of  mills  in  Central  Pennsylvania:  37.     Of  these,  10  roll  rails, 
1  making  light  T  rails  only. 

WESTERN   DISTRICT. 

Allegheny  and  Monongahela  Iron  Works,  Lewis,  Oliver  &  Phillips, 
Pittsburgh,  Allegheny  county.  Built  in  1866  and  1864,  respectively ; 
60  single  puddling  furnaces,  12  heating  furnaces,  2  rotary  squeezers, 
and  8  trains  of  rolls  (two  puddle,  two  16-inch  bar,  one  10-inch  bar,  and 
three  8-inch  bar  trains) ;  product,  bar  iron,  round,  square  and  oval, 
bands,  and  peculiar  and  odd  shapes,  bolts,  nuts,  washers,  hinges,  and 
other  wrought  iron  hardware;  annual  capacity,  40,000  net  tons. 

American  Iron  Works,  Jones  &  Laughlins,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1852 ; 
75  single  puddling  furnaces,  30  heating  furnaces,  18  trains  of  rolls,  and 
73  nail  machines;  product,  bars,  nails,  hoops,  railroad  spikes,  plates, 
sheets,  cold-rolled  shafting,  and  8  to  40-lb.  T  rails ;  annual  capacity, 
50,000  net  tons. 

Anchor  Nail  and  Tack  Works,  Chess,  Smyth  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in 
1837  ;  20  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls, 
90  nail  machines,  50  tack  machines,  and  1  hammer;  product,  nails, 
tacks,  and  brads ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 


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Atlantic  Iron  and  Xail  Works,  Kimberly,  Carnes  &  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer 
county.  28  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and  40  nail  machines ; 
product,  bar,  plate,  hoop, and  rod  iron, and  nails;  annual  capacity, 8,000 
net  tons.  See  Shenango  Valley  Furnaces. 

Birmingham  Iron  Works,  McKnight,  Duncan  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built 
in  1836;  20  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains 
of  rolls;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  rounds,  squares,  ovals,  half  ovals, 
bands,  hoops,  etc. ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly 
production,  9,000  tons.  In  hands  of  assignees. 

Brady's  Bend  Iron  Co.,  Brady's  Bend,  Armstrong  county.  Office,  54  Cliff 
street,  Xe\v  York.  Built  in  1842;  under  present  management  from 
1862;  28  single  puddling  furnaces,  12  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of 
rolls;  product,  railroad  iron;  annual  capacitj',  20,000  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  11,000  tons.  Geo.  M.  Wheeler,  President,  New 
York.  Not  in  operation  since  October,  1873.  See  Bituminous  Furnaces. 

Byers,  McCullough  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1862-3;  26  puddling  fur- 
naces, 6  heating  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  16, 
one  18,  and  one  20-inch) ;  also  a  pipe  mill,  to  make  butt-welded  gas, 
steam  and  water  pipe,  and  a  galvanizing  department ;  product,  bars, 
plates,  sheets,  shafting,  and  skelp  iron ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net 
tons. 

Cambria  Iron  Works,  Cambria  Iron  Co.,  Johnstown,  Cambria  county. 
Office,  218  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1853 ;  42  double 
puddling  furnaces,  28  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  the  following 
trains  of  rolls:  21-inch  rail  mill,  5  sets;  18-inch  rail  mill,  2  sets;  12-inch 
rail  mill,  3  sets;  16-inch  merchant  mill,  3  sets;  22-inch  puddle  mill,  6 
sets ;  21-inch  puddle  mill,  6  sets,  and  30-inch  blooming  mill,  1  set. 
Total,  26  sets.  Bessemer  steel  works;  two  5-ton  converters,  and  all 
the  appliances  for  making  steel  rails.  Product,  iron  and  steel  rails; 
total  capacity  per  annum,  100,000  gross  tons;  average  yearly  make, 
80,000  to  90,000  gross  tons.  E.  Y.  Townsend,  President ;  Dr.  Charles 
Stewart  Wurts,  Vice-President;  John  T.  Kille,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer ;  D.  J.  Morrell,  General  Manager.  See  Bituminous  Furnaces. 

Clinton  and  Millvale  Rolling  Mills,  Graff,  Bennett  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh. 
Built  about  1841 ;  41  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  Danks  puddling  ma- 
chines, 17  heating  furnaces,  11  trains  of  rolls,  41  nail  machines,  and  1 
hammer ;  product,  bars,  sheets,  plates  and  nails ;  annual  capacity,  20,000 
net  tons ;  average  mak?,  20,000  tons.  See  Allegheny  County  Furnaces. 

Eagle  Rolling  Mill,  Mullen  &  Maloney,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1825;  prod- 
uct, bar  and  sheet  iron.  Formerly  owned  by  James  Wood's  Sons  &  Co. 

Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Works,  Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Company,  Limited, 
Bessemer  Station,  Allegheny  county.  Branch  office,  41  Fifth  Avenue, 


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Pittsburgh.  Began  operations  about  Sept.  1,  1875  ;  two  5-ton  convert- 
ers; 3  cupolas,  40x5;  4  Spiegel  cupolas,  40  x  2;  two  12-ton  cupola 
ladles;  16  tubular  boilers,  15  x  5  ;  hydraulic  lifting  machinery;  20  gas 
producers,  and  6  Siemens  heating  furnaces;  30-inch,  3-high  blooming 
mill,  and  23-inch,  3-high  rail  train ;  machine  and  smith  shops  attached; 
product,  Bessemer  steel  rails;  daily  capacity,  double  turn,  200  gross 
tons  ingots,  and  225  gross  tons  double-length  rails,  or  200  gross  tons 
single-length  rails.  First  blow  made  on  August  26,  1875,  and  first  rail 
rolled  on  September  1, 1875.  D.  McCandless,  Chairman ;  Wm.  P.  Shinn, 
Sec.,  Treas.  and  Gen.  Manager ;  and  Win.  R.  Jones,  General  Superin- 
tendent. 

Erie  Rolling  Mill,  Erie  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Erie,  Erie  county.  Put  in  oper- 
ation November  1,  1874;  11  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  fur- 
naces, and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  10,  and  one  15-inch) ;  product, 
bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Etna  Iron  Works,  Limited,  (Kimberly  &  Co.,  owners),  New  Castle,  Law- 
rence county.  Began  operations  Nov.  1,  1874 ;  2  double  and  15  single 
puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  53  nail  machines,  and  4  trains 
of  rolls  (two  18,  one  16,  and  one  8-inch) ;  product,  nails  and  guide  iron. 
See  Shenango  Valley  Furnaces. 

Etna  Rolling  Mill,  Spang,  Chalfant  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1828 ; 
new  mill  added  in  1873-4  ;  old  mill  has  24  single  puddling  furnaces,  9 
heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  one  16,  and  one 
18-inch) ;  new  mill  has  5  Siemens  puddling  furnaces,  1  Siemens  heating 
furnace,  and  2  trains  of  rolls;  product,  sheets,  plates,  rods,  and  tubing. 

Fort  Pitt  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Reese,  Graff  &  Woods,  Pittsburgh. 
Organized  in  1862 ;  22  puddling  furnaces,  15  heating  furnaces,  7  ham- 
mers, 1  fusing  disc,  two  24-pot  Siemens  steel-melting  furnaces,  4 shingle- 
strip  machines,  2  horse-shoe  machines,  and  7  trains  of  rolls  (22-inch 
muck  train,  22-inch  sheet-steel  train,  12-inch  steel  train,  9  inch  steel 
train,  16-inch  bar,  8-inch  guide,  and  8-inch  hoop);  also  a  spring  factory, 
with  full  set  of  machinery  for  making  spiral  springs  for  railroad  cars; 
product,  plates,  sheets,  guide  iron,  bar  iron,  light  T  rails,  and  German 
and  cast  steel ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons  merchant  iron,  1,000 
tons  tool  steel,  and  4,000  tons  of  special  steel,  German  steel,  and  iron- 
centre  cast  steel  for  agricultural  purposes. 

Glendon  Rolling  Mill,  Dilworth,  Porter  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1857 ; 
24  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  9  railroad  spike  ma- 
chines, and  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  one  10,  and  two  16-inch) ;  product, 
railroad  and  marine  spikes,  railroad  chairs,  and  fish  bars  and  bolts ; 
annual  capacity,  10,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  8,000  tons. 

Greenville  Rolling  Mill,  Greenville,  Mercer  county.    Built  in  1871 ;  2 


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double  and  5  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls  (one  8,  and  two  16-inch) ;  product,  bar  and  hoop  iron,  princi- 
pally hoop  ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Iron  City  and  Siberian  Iron  Works,  Rogers  &  Burchfield,  Pittsburgh. 
Iron  City  Mill  at  Apollo,  Armstrong  county,  built  in  1850 ;  9  single 
puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  6  trains  of  rolls.  Siberian 
Mill  at  Leechburgh,  Armstrong  county,  built  in  1872 ;  6  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  2  steam  hammers, 
1  refinery,  and  2  knobbling  fires ;  this  mill  is  run  with  gas  for  fuel 
from  a  well  1,200  feet  deep,  furnishing  all  the  fuel  required  for  pud- 
dling, heating,  and  making  steam.  Product,  tin  plates,  sheet  iron  and 
charcoal  terne  plates  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons ;  average  make, 
5,500  tons. 

Juniata  Iron  Works,  Shoenberger  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1824 
and  1857  ;  29  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  1  annealing 
furnace  for  sheet  iron,  1  pair  heating  furnaces  for  sheet  iron,  6  furnaces 
for  heating  nail  plates,  1  furnace  for  annealing  nails,  8  hammers,  and  6 
trains  of  rolls  (2  trains  muck,  one  16-inch  bar,  one  8-inch  bar,  one 
sheet  train,  and  one  nail-plate  train),  and  92  nail  machines;  product, 
nails,  sheet  and  plate  iron,  horse  and  mule  shoes,  and  horse-shoe  bar ; 
annual  capacity,  18,000  net  tons. 

Kensington  Rolling  Mill,  H.  Lloyd,  Son  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1828 ; 
16  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  ; 
product,  bar,  sheet,  and  plate  iron,  flat  rails,  and  T  rails  from  12  to  30 
Ibs.  to  the  yard ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 5,000  tons. 

Keystone  Iron  AVorks,  Glass,  Neely  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1865 ; 
19  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  and  5  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains 
of  rolls ;  product,  all  sizes  round,  square,  and  flat  bar  iron,  hoop,  plate, 
and  sheet  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  11,000  net  tons. 

McKeesport  Iron  Works,  Wm.  D.  Wood  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Works  at 
McKeesport,  Allegheny  county.  Built  in  1851 ;  10  forge  fires,  7  sin- 
gle puddling  furnaces,  16  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  4  ham- 
mers; product,  sheet  iron,  both  common  American  and  planished  in 
imitation  of  Russian;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons ;  average  make, 
3,500  tons. 

Middlesex  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Middlesex,  Mercer  county.  Works  put  in 
operation  June  1, 1873  ;  10  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  furnace, 
and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  10  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar 
iron ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  H.  C.  Jones,  President. 

Newcastle  Iron  Works,  Bradley,  Reis  &  Co.,  Xew  Castle,  Lawrence  county. 
Bfcilt  in  1873 ;  10  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 

7 


90  ROLLING    MILLS. 


of  rolls,  and  1  hammer;  product,  light  and  heavy  sheet  iron,  from 
hammered  blooms;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons;  average  annual 
make,  5,000  tons. 

Old  Fort  Iron  Works,  Jacobs  &  Jackson,  Brownsville,  Fayette  county. 
Completed  December  1,  1873 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating 
furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  2  spike  and  bolt  machines,  2  hammers,  and 
1  squeezer;  product,  bar  iron,  light  T  rails,  car  axles,  and  general 
forgings,  spikes  and  bolts ;  yearly  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Ormsby  Iron  Works,  Wharton,  Brothers  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in 
1863 ;  20  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls 
(one  8,  one  10,  and  two  16-inch) ;  product,  bar,  rod,  guide,  and  hoop 
iron  ;  annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons.  Paul  Jones,  Assignee. 

Pennsylvania  Iron  Works,  Everson,  Macrum  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built 
in  1844  ;  14  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls 
(2  sheet,  1  bar,  1  guide,  and  1  muck  train) ;  product,  bar,  sheet,  and 
guide  mill  iron ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  make, 
4,000  tons.  See  Scottdale  Rolling  Mill. 

Pittsburgh  Bolt  Works,  Pittsburgh  Bolt  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  24  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  and  6  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  10,' 
and  four  18-inch);  product,  nuts,  bolts,  and  railroad  supplies;  annual 
capacity,  15,000  net  tons.  E.  Kaylor,  President,  and  H.  F.  Lynch, 
Secretary.  In  hands  of  assignees. 

Pittsburgh  Forge  and  Iron  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1864 ;  15  single 
puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and  3  hammers; 
product  (1)  bar,  rod,  band,  hoop,  oval  and  half  oval  iron,  fish  plates, 
and  track  bolts,  and  (2)  hammered  car  and  locomotive  axles,  railroad, 
steamboat  and  machine  forgings;  capacity  yearly,  (1)  13,000  net  tons, 
(2)  2,000  tons;  average  yearly  production,  (1)  8,500  tons,  (2)  1,500  tons. 
W.  W.  Speer,  President,  and  Jas.  H.  Murdoch,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Pittsburgh  Iron  Works,  Jacob  Painter  &  Sons,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in 
1833 ;  52  single  puddling  furnaces,  15  heating  furnaces,  and  13  trains 
of  rolls  (six  8-inch,  three  10,  one  12,  one  16,  and  two  20-inch) ;  product, 
principally  oil,  whisky,  and  trunk  hoops,  also  hoops  for  pails,  tubs,  and 
wooden  ware,  cotton  ties,  lock  iron,  stone  saws,  merchant  bands,  and 
hinge  iron ;  annual  capacity,  24,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, 22,000  tons. 

Sable  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Zug  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1845;  34 
single  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  and  55 
nail  machines;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  including  heavy  sizes  flat 
bars  and  squares  made  by  the  "universal"  rolls,  and  nails;  annual 
capacity,  18,000  net  tons. 

Scottdale  Rolling  Mill,  Everson,  Macrum  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.    Works  at 


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Scottdale,  Westmoreland  county.  Built  in  1873;  11  single  puddling 
furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls;  product,  muck  bar 
and  sheet  iron;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons;  average  annual  make, 
4,000  net  tons.  See  Pennsylvania  Iron  Works. 

Sharon  Roiling  Mills,  Westerrnan  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county. 
Built  in  1862  ;  29  single  puddling  furnaces,  12  heating  furnaces,  7  trains 
of  rolls,  and  46  nail  machines;  product,  bar,  hoop,  and  sheet  iron,  rail- 
road and  boat  spikes,  light  T  rails  and  nails;  annual  capacity,  15,000 
net  tons.  See  Shenango  Valley  Furnaces. 

Shenango  Iron  Works,  Reis,  Brown  &  Berger,  New  Castle,  Lawrence 
county.  Built  in  1848  ;  27  single  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces, 
5  trains  of  rolls,  and  55  nail  machines ;  product,  bars,  light  T  rails,  sheets, 
bands,  wrought  spikes,  and  nails ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons ; 
average  yearly  make,  12,000  tons.  See  Shenango  Valley  Furnaces. 

Sligo  Iron  Works,  Phillips,  Nimick  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1825  ;  27 
puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  and  5  trains  of 
rolls  (one  12,  one  16,  one  18,  one  24,  and  one  30-inch) ;  product,  bar, 
sheet,  and  plate  iron,  light  T  rails,  and  puddled  steel ;  tire-box  iron 
a  specialty  ;  make  "  Sligo "  bars,  and  " Tyrone"  refined  iron ;  annual 
capacity,  16,000  net  tons. 

Soho  Iron  Mills,  Moorhead  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1859 ;  12  knob- 
bling  fires,  11  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  4  sheet 
furnaces,  3  pair  furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls  (1  muck,  and  4  sheet  trains), 
and  1  hammer :  product,  sheet  and  plate  iron ;  annual  capacity,  10,000 
net  tons ;  average  make,  7,200  tons. 

Solar  Iron  Works,  Wm.  Clark  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1869 ;  17  single 
puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls  (one  7,  two 
8,  one  12,  and  one  18-inch),  product,  hoop,  band,  and  scroll  iron ;  annual 
capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Star  Iron  Works,  Lindsay  &  McCutcheon,  Allegheny  City,  Allegheny 
county.  Built  in  1862  ;  14  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and 
4  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  hoop  iron  of  all  sizes  ;  annual  capacity,  8,000 
net  tons. 

Stewart  Iron  Works,  Stewart  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county.  Built  in 
1870 ;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  2  trains  of  18-inch 
rolls  ;  product,  muck  bar  and  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 
David  Stewart,  119  Broadway,  New  York  City,  President;  Fayette 
Brown,  Cleveland,  O.,  General  Agent ;  Theo.  F.  Hicks,  Secretary,  New 
York  City;  G.  P.  Lloyd,  Treasurer,  New  York  City;  and  Thos.  E. 
Blunt,  Manager.  See  Shenango  Valley  Furnaces. 

Superior  Rolling  Mill,  Harbaugh,  Mathias  &  Owens,  Pittsburgh.  Built 
in  1865 ;  product,  rails.  In  hands  of  assignees,  See  Allegheny  County 
Furnaces, 


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Union  Forge  and  Iron  Mills,  Wilson,  Walker  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built 
in  1862 ;  15  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  4  hammers, 
and  5  trains  of  rolls  (one  18,  one  15,  and  one  10-inch,  and  2  "  universal " 
plate  trains) ;  product,  railroad  specialties  and  bridge  work,  angles,  and 
peculiar  shapes,  and  bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  9,000  net  tons. 

Union  Iron  Mills,  Carnegie  Brothers  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1862  ; 
21  single  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  7  trains  of  rolls,  and 
1  hammer ;  product,  beams,  channels,  tees,  angles,  plates,  and  bar  iron ; 
annual  capacity,  27,000  net  tons. 

United  States  Iron  and  Tin  Plate  Works,  U.  S.  Iron  &  Tin  Plate  Co.,  124 
First  Avenue,  Pittsburgh.  Works  at  McKeesport,  Allegheny  county. 
Built  in  1873-4;  3  double  puddling  and  2  heating  furnaces,  4  knobbling 
fires,  2  double  sheet-mill  furnaces,  2  annealing  furnaces,  3  tinning 
stacks  in  operation  and  1  in  course  of  erection,  1  hammer,  and  1  train 
of  bar  rolls,  2  trains  of  sheet  rolls,  and  3  sets  of  cold  rolls  ;  product,  tin 
and  terne  plates,  and  odd  sizes  of  common  and  charcoal  polished  black 
plates ;  specialty,  stamping  iron  and  show-card  iron.  J.  H.  Demmler, 
President ;  H.  H.  Demmler,  Treasurer :  W.  C.  Cronemeyer,  Secretary, 
and  John  Coles,  Superintendent. 

Valley  Rolling  Mill,  Colwell,  Mosgrove  &  Co.,  Kittanning,  Armstrong 
county.  Built  in  1848  ;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces, 
3  trains  of  rolls,  22  nail  machines,  and  1  squeezer ;  product,  rod  and 
sheet  iron,  nails,  and  spikes ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons.  Idle 
since  March,  1873. 

Vesuvius  Iron  Works,  Lewis,  Dalzell  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1846 ; 
24  single  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  and 
50  nail  machines  ;  product,  bar,  sheet  and  tank  iron,  rods,  hoops,  and 
nails  ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons. 

Wayne  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Brown  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1829  ; 
28  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls,  2  steam 
hammers,  24  steel-melting  holes,  and  two  45-ton  converting  furnaces ; 
product :  Iron — bars,  rods,  hoops,  sheets,  light  T  rails,  splice  bars,  boiler 
plate  and  rivets.  Steel — cast,  German,  and  "  U.  S."  refined.  Annual 
capacity,  10,000  net  tons  of  iron,  and  3,500  net  tons  of  steel. 

Wheatland  Rolling  Mills,  Trustees  of  J.  T.  and  C.  A.  Wood,  Wheatland, 
Mercer  county.  Built  in  1872  ;  12  double  puddling  furnaces,  14  heat- 
ing furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  rails,  bars,  and  sheet  iron  ; 
annual  capacity,  45,000  net  tona ;  average  yearly  production,  30,000 
tons.  Not  in  operation  in  1875.  To  be  sold  at  public  sale,  Jan.  13, 
1876,  by  the  Trustees,  R.  J.  Anderson,  John  J.  Spearman,  and  H.  W. 
Oliver,  Jr.,  whose  office  is  now  at  114  Wood  st.,  Pittsburgh. 

Number  of  mills  in  Pittsburgh  and  Allegheny  county :  31.   Total  number 


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of  mills  in  "Western  Pennsylvania :  47.  Of  these,  13  roll  rails,  8  only 
making  light  rails.  Total  number  of  mills  in  Pennsylvania  :  137.  Of 
these,  34  roll  rails,  14  only  making  light  rails,  and  1  only  street  rails. 

DELAWARE. 

Christiana  Iron  Co.,  Wilmington,  New  Castle  county.  Built  in  1873-4; 
2  double  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and 
1  hammer ;  product,  boiler  plate,  flue,  ship,  and  tank  iron.  Geo.  G. 
Lobdell,  President,  and  Jno.  W.  Huxley,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Delaware  Iron  Works,  Alan  Wood,  Wooddale,  near  Wilmington.  Office, 
519  Arch  street,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1812;  1  20-inch  train  of  rolls; 
water-power ;  product,  sheet  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  550  net  tons.  See 
Schuylkill  Iron  Works,  Eastern  Pennsylvania. 

Diamond  State  Iron  Works,  Diamond  State  Iron  Co.,  Wilmington.  New 
York  office,  71  Broadway.  Built  in  1853 ;  3  double  and  3  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of 
rolls  (one  8,  one  10,  and  two  18-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  fish 
plates,  railroad  spikes,  bolts  and  nuts,  and  bridge  bolts ;  annual  capa- 
city, 11,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  8,000  tons.  H.  Men- 
dinhall,  President ;  Clement  B.  Smyth,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer, 
and  George  W.  Todd,  Secretary. 

Edge  Moor  Iron  Works,  Wilmington.  Begun  in  1873 ;  not  yet  com- 
pleted. Wm.  Sellers,  President,  and  George  Sellers,  Manager. 

Marshallton  and  Newport  Iron  Works,  J.  Marshall  &  Co.,  Newport,  New 
Castle  county.  Built  in  1836  and  1873,  respectively ;  3  single  puddling 
furnaces,  1  puddling  machine,  1  heating  furnace,  and  4  trains  of  rolls; 
water  and  steam  power ;  product,  bar  and  sheet  iron ;  annual  capacity, 
2,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  1,800  tons. 

McCullough  Iron  Co.,  Wilmington.  Office,  Sixteenth  street  and  Wash- 
ington avenue,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1873-4 ;  product,  sheet  iron.  See 
Mart/land  Rolling  Mills. 

New  Castle  Rolling  Mill,  Corbin  &  Goodrich,  New  Castle,  New  Castle 
county.  Office,  430  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Removed  from 
Bristol,  Pa.,  and  rebuilt  at  New  Castle,  and  enlarged  in  1874-5;  3 
double  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  1  train  of  rolls  (com- 
prising 1  set  of  bar  rolls,  and  3  sets  of  skelp  rolls),  and  1  hammer; 
product,  bar  and  skelp  iron ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons. 

Wilmington  Plate  Iron  Rolling  Mills,  Seidel  &  Hastings,  Wilmington. 
First  mill  built  in  1845,  second  in  1870 ;  another  mill,  for  tops  and  bot- 
toms only,  with  a  train  of  rolls,  17  in.  x  48  in.,  was  built  in  1875;  5 
forge  fires  (equal  to  6  puddling  furnaces),  4  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of 
rolls,  and  3  hammers ;  product,  boiler,  ship,  and  tank  iron ;  annual 


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capacity,  5,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  single  turn,  4,000 

tons. 
Wilmington  Rolling  Mills,  B.  F.  Townsend,  Wilmington.    Built  in  1868 ; 

4  single  puddling  furnaces,  2   heating  furnaces,  1  puddle  mill,  one 

Sj-inch  bar  mill,  and  1  rotary  squeezer;  product,  all  kinds  of  bar  iron  ; 

annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  make,  2,400  tons. 
Number  of  mills  in  Delaware :  8  completed  mills  and  1  building. 

MARYLAND. 

Abbott  Iron  Works,  Abbott  Iron  Co.,  P.  0.  Box  185,  Baltimore.  (1)  Plate 
mills,  built  in  1851,  have  6  double  puddling  and  8  heating  furnaces,  1 
hammer,  and  5  trains  of  rolls ;  2  sets  Lauth's  patent  3-high  plate  rolls, 
with  facilities  for  rolling  plate  to  100  inches  in  width,  and  girder  plates 
40  feet  in  length."  (2)  Rail  mill,  built  in  1865,  has  17  double  puddling  and 
10  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer.  Product  (1),  boiler, 
tank,-  boat,  still,  car,  and  bridge  plates ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons, 
and  average  annual  make,  5,500  tons.  Product  (2),  iron  rails;  annual 
capacity,  25,000  net  tons,  and  average  annual  make,  15,000  tons. 
Charles  H.  Ashburner,  President;  3.  S.  Oilman,  Vice-President,  and 
C.  W.  Morris,  Secretary. 

Baltimore  Steam  Forge  and  Rolling  Mill,  Trego,  Thompson  &  Co.,  Balti- 
more. Built  in  1853;  4  double  puddling  and  3  heating  furnaces,  1  train 
of  rolls,  and  2  hammers ;  product,  bar  iron  and  car  axles ;  annual 
capacity,  3,000  net  tons;  average  annual  make,  2,600  tons. 

Cumberland  Rolling  Mill,  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad  Co.,  Cumberland, 
Alleghany  county.  Rail  mill  built  in  1870;  1  single  and  13  double 
puddling  furnaces,  16  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls,  and  3  ham- 
mers; product,  rails  and  axles ;  annual  capacity,  33,000  net  tons.  Bar 
mill  built  in  1873;  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and 

3  trains  of  rolls;  product,  bar,  bridge,  and  all  sizes  guide  iron;  annual 
capacity,  8,000  tons. 

Locust  Point  Rolling  Mill,  Coates  &  Brother,  Baltimore.    Built  in  1862 ; 

4  double  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and 
1  Jhammer ;   product,  plate  and  flue  iron ;   annual  capacity,  4,500  net 
tons ;  average  yearly  production,  3,000  tons. 

McCullough  Iron  Co.,  16th  street  and  Washington  avenue,  Philadelphia : 
Northeast  Iron  Works,  and  West  Am  well  Iron  Works,  near  Elkton, 
and  Octoraro  Iron  Works,  Rowlandville,  all  in  Cecil  county.  Three 
mills,  all  owned  by  the  same  Company.  Northeast  and  West  Amwell 
mills  were  built  in  1847 ;  10  single  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  fur- 
naces, 6  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  water  and  steam  power ; 
product,  blooms  for  galvanizing,  and  boiled  iron  of  the  kind  called 


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"  Harvey's  patent  cleaned ;"  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons ;  average 
yearly  production,  6,000  tons.  A  bloomary  of  8  fires  is  at  the  same 
place,  also  owned  by  this  Company.  Octoraro  mill  was  built  in  1829  ; 
4  heating  furnaces  for  making  sheet  iron,  and  4  trains  of  rolls;  water 
power ;  product,  sheet  iron,  from  No.  12  to  28,  inclusive ;  annual 
capacity,  2,500  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  2,000  tons.  The 
muck  bar  used  at  Octoraro  mill  comes  from  the  other  mills.  See  Dela- 
ware Rolling  Mills. 
Number  of  mills  in  Maryland :  5.  Of  these,  2  roll  rails. 

VIRGINIA. 

Graham's  Forge,  Graham  &  Robinson,  Graham's  Forge,  Wythe  county. 
Built  in  1828 ;  3  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  5  nail  machines,  and 
1  hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  nails,  and  horse-shoe,  tire  and  plate 
iron,  blooms,  and  hammered  iron ;  annual  capacity,  300  net  tons  of 
blooms,  600  tons  rolled  iron,  and  300  tons  nails,  but  no  nails  have  been 
made  for  some  time.  See  Furnaces.  See  Bloomaries. 

Lynchburg  Iron  Works,  David  Richards  &  Co.,  Lynchburg,  Campbell 
county.  Built  in  1846 ;  1  puddling  furnace,  2  heating  furnaces,  3  spike 
furnaces,  3  spike  machines,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  and  one 
10-inch) ;  product,  merchant  iron,  railroad  and  boat  spikes,  fish  bars 
and  bolts.  After  standing  for  two  years,  this  mill  was  started  in  the 
summer  of  1875. 

Old  Dominion  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Richmond.  Works  at  Belle  Isle, 
Henrico  county.  Improved  and  enlarged  since  1865;  5  double  and 
10  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  76 
nail  machines,  and  1  hammer;  water-power;  product,  nails,  bar  and 
band  iron;  annual  capacity,  nails,  7,500  net  tons,  rolled  iron,  3,360  tons. 
R.  E.  Blankenship,  Commercial  Agent. 

Tredegar  Iron  Works,  Tredegar  Company,  Richmond.  Built  in  1837; 
1  double  and  23  single  puddling  furnaces,  16  heating  furnaces,  and  6 
trains  of  rolls;  water-power;  product,  merchant  bar  iron,  railroad 
axles,  bridge  iron,  fish  plates,  spikes,  chairs,  track  bolts,  and  horse- 
shoes ;  annual  capacity,  34,000  net  tons ;  average  make  for  last  5  years, 
18,000  tons.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Virginia :  4. 

GEORGIA. 

Rome  Iron  Works,  Rome  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Rome,  Floyd  county. 
One  single  and  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 
of  rolls,  20  nail  machines,  1  spike  machine,  1  railroad  spike  machine, 
and  2  shears ;  product,  light  T  rails,  bar  iron,  nails  and  spikes ;  an- 


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nual  capacity,  nails,  2,000  net  tons;  spikes,  1,000  tons;  bar  iron,  3,500 
tons. 

Scofield  Rolling  Mill,  Scofield  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Atlanta,  Fulton  county. 
Built  in  1859;  4  double  puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  5  trains 
of  rolls,  6  shears,  1  bolt  machine,  1  spike  machine,  and  2  squeezers  ; 
steam-power,  supplied  by  7  engines  of  450-horse  power;  product,  (1) 
rails,  (2)  merchant  and  bar  iron,  (3)  fish  bars,  bolts  and  nuts,  and 
spikes;  annual  capacity,  (1)  15,000  net  tons,  (2)  1,500  tons,  and  (3)  500 
tons;  average  make,  (1)  7,500  tons,  (2)  600  tons,  and  (3)  400  tons.  L. 
Scofield,  President  and  Manager. 

Number  of  mills  in  Georgia:  2,  both  rail  mills,  one  making  light  rails 
only. 

ALABAMA. 

Central  Iron  Works,  Fell  &  Co.,  Helena,  Shelby  county.  Put  in  opera- 
tion in  March,  1873  ;  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces, 
and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  bar  iron  ;  cotton  ties  a  specialty ;  annual 
capacity,  1,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  mills  in  Alabama :  1. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Belmont  Nail  Works,  Belmont  Nail  Works  Co.,  Wheeling,  Ohio  county. 
Built  in  1849  ;  23  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces.  3  trains 
of  rolls,  110  nail  machines,  and  1  squeezer  ;  product,  nails  exclusively  ; 
annual  capacity,  12,500  net  tons ;  average  annual  production,  10,000  tons. 
Henry  Moore,  President,  and  J.  D.  DuBois,  Vice-President  and  Treas- 
urer. See  Furnaces. 

Benwood  Iron  Works,  Wheeling.  Built  in  1852 ;  21  single  puddling 
furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  112  nail  machines ; 
product,  nails  exclusively ;  annual  capacity,  13,750  net  tons ;  average 
yearly  production,  10,000  tons.  Alexander  Laughlin,  President;  L.  S. 
Delaplain,  Vice-President,  and  Alonzo  Lorir.g,  Secretary.  See  Miscella- 
neous Bituminous  Furnaces  in  Ohio. 

Clifton  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Middleport,  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  Works  at 
Clifton,  Mason  county,  West  Virginia.  Built  in  1867  ;  14  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  1  train  of  rolls,  and  40  nail  machines ; 
product,  nails  exclusively;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  3,500  tons. 

Crescent  Iron  Works,  Whitaker  Iron  Co.,  Wheeling.  Built  in  1855  ;  15 
double  puddling  furnaces,  16  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls ; 
product,  light  and  heavy  T  rails,  sheet  and  fire-bed  iron,  spikes,  and 
splice  bars ;  annual  capacity,  38,000  net  tons.  George  P.  Whitaker, 
President,  Principio,  Md. ;  N.  E.  Whitaker,  Secretary. 


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La  Belle  Nail  Works,  Bailey,  Woodward  &  Co.,  Wheeling.  Built  in  1852 ; 
22  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and 
84  nail  machines ;  product,  nails  and  spikes  exclusively  ;  annual  capa- 
city, 10,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  8,500  tons. 

Ohio  Valley  Iron  Works,  Ohio  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Moundsville,  Marshall 
county.  Put  in  operation  March  1,  1874 ;  8  single  puddling  furnaces, 

2  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  16,  and  one  19-inch); 
product,  merchant  bar  of  all  sizes ;  specialty,  hoop  iron  ;  annual  capa- 
city, 5,500  net  tons.    J.  W.  Gallaher,  President ;  J.  T.  Frissell,  Secre- 
tary, and  H.  D.  Whipple,  Superintendent. 

Riverside  Iron  Works,  Wheeling.  Built  in  1854,  and  since  enlarged ; 
37  single  puddling  furnaces  (13  of  these  being  in  the  Washington  Mill, 
leased  and  operated  by  the  Works),  6  heating  furnaces,  126  nail  ma- 
chines, and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  and  one  21-inch) ;  product, 
bar  iron,  light  T  rails,  railroad  spikes,  and  nails ;  annual  capacity, 
20,000  net  tons.  Part  of  the  mill  was  burnt  and  rebuilt  in  1875.  J.  N. 
Vance,  President ;  John  D.  Culbertson,  Treasurer,  and  N.  Wilkinson, 
Secretary.  See  Furnaces. 

Wheeling  Iron  Works,  Wheeling  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Wheeling.  Built  in 
1867,  and  rebuilt  in  1872 ;  26  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  fur- 
naces, 106  nail  machines,  double  muck  train,  and  1  nail-plate  train  of 
rolls ;  product,  nails ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons  ;  average  make, 
10,000  tons.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  West  Virginia :  8.  Of  these,  2  roll  rails,  1  making 
only  light  rails. 

KENTUCKY. 

Anchor  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Anchor  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  Works  at  Newport,  Campbell  county,  Ky.,  formerly  owned  by 
Gaylord  Iron  and  Pipe  Co.  Rebuilt  and  fitted  with  new  machinery  in 
1874 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  3  hammers,  and 

3  trains  of  rolls  (one  10,  one  18,  and  one  20-inch) ;  product,  bar,  sheet, 
and  plate  iron,  and  car  axles  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Covington  Rail  Alill,  James  G.  Kyle  &  Bro.  Office,  33  West  Third  street, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Works  at  Covington,  Kenton  county,  Ky.  Built  in 
1854  ;  9  single  puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  3 
19-inch  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  T  rails  fron  30  to  63  Ibs.,  and  street 
rails  from  33  to  45  Ibs. ;  annual  capacity,  15,000  net  tons. 

Licking  Iron  Works,  Phillips  and  Jordan  Iron  Co.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Works  at  Covington,  Ky.  Built  in  1845  ;  1  single  and  5  double  pud- 
dling furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  6  trains  of  rolls 
(one  16-inch  muck,  one  16-inch  bar,  one  8-inch  guide,  one  6-inch  guide, 


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one  22-inch  boiler  plate,  and  one  20-inch  sheet) ;  product,  merchant 
bar,  bridge,  boiler,  and  sheet  iron,  rivets,  angle,  and  tee  iron,  jail,  sash, 
and  corrugated-roofing  iron,  railroad  spikes,  fish-plates,  and  handmade 
chains;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons;  average  make,  6,000  tons. 

Louisville  Rolling  Mill,  Louisville  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Louisville.  Organ- 
ized in  1849;  20  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  5  heating 
furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  one  16,  one  18,  and 
one  22-inch) ;  product,  bar,  sheet,  plate,  small  T  rails,  hoops,  bands, 
small  rounds,  squares,  and  flats,  nails,  steel,  and  horse  shoes ;  annual 
capacity,  9,000  net  tons,  single  turn.  See  Kentucky  Rolling  Mill. 

Kentucky  Rolling  Mill,  consolidated  with  the  Louisville  Rolling  Mill  in 
1875.  Built  in  1869;  13  puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap,  and  3  heating  fur- 
naces; one  18-inch  forge  mill,  2  pairs  rolls  and  Burden  squeezer;  one 
12-inch,  3-high  bar  mill;  and  one  8-inch,  3-high  guide  mill ;  product, 
bar,  band,  hoop,  and  horse-shoe  iron  ;  light  T  rails,  from  10  to  40  Ibs., 
for  narrow  gauge  roads,  mines,  etc.,  and  tram  rails,  from  20  to  45  Ibs., 
for  street  railways,  a  specialty;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons,  single 
turn.  T.  C.  Coleman,  President ;  Barry  Coleman,  Vice-President ;  J. 
Morgan  Coleman,  General  Superintendent,  and  W.  P.  Coleman,  Sup- 
erintendent. See  Louisville  Rolling  Mill. 

Norton  Iron  Works,  Ashland,  Boyd  county.  Put  in  operation  in  March, 
1875 ;  10  double  and  20  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces, 
80  nail  machines,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  20,  and  one  22-inch) ;  prod- 
uct, nails ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  make, 
8,000  tons.  M.  R.  Tewksbury,  President;  John  Russell,  Vice-Presi- 
dent  and  Secretary ;  Hugh  Means,  Treasurer,  and  Madison  Maines, 
Manager.  See  Furnaces. 

Ohio  Valley  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Mitchell,  Tranter  &  Co.,  52  West 
Second  street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Works  at  Covington,  Ky.  Built  in 
1873;  10  puddling,  2  scrap,  2  slab,  and  2  plate-mill  furnaces,  2  annealing 
and  4  heating  furnaces,  and  6  trains  of  rolls;  product,  plate,  channel, 
angle,  and  merchant  iron,  boiler  plate,  and  plow  steel ;  annual  capa- 
city, 12,000  net  tons. 

Paducah  Iron  Co.,  Paducah,  McCracken  county.  Built  in  1854;  4  double 
and  5  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls ; 
product,  bar,  hoop,  sheet,  and  boiler  iron;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net 
tons ;  average  make,  3,500  tons.  Sometimes  called  Gates,  Brown  & 
Co.'s  mill,  and  sometimes  Harris,  Brown  &  Co.'s. 

Swift's  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Works  at  Newport, 
Campbell  county,  Ky.  Built  in  1857 ;  31  single  puddling  and  14  heating 
furnaces,  4  knobbling  fires,  10  steel-melting  holes,  and  8  trains  of  rolls 
(8,  10,  and  18-inch  bar  trains,  2  forge,  1  sheet,  and  2  plate  trains) ;  prod- 


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uct,  boiler  and  common  plate,  light  and  heavy  sheet,  merchant  bar, 
shaped  irons,  light  T  and  street  rails,  and  steel  safe  and  plow  plate ; 
annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  12,000  tons.  Alex- 
ander Swift,  President ;  Geo.  E.  Clymer,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer; 
and  L.  T.  Hubbard,  Secretary  and  Manager.  See  Furnaces. 

Tennessee  Rolling  Works,  D.  Hiliman  &  Sons,  Empire  Iron  Works,  Trigg 
county.  Branch  office  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  Built  in  1846 ;  7  single 
puddling  furnaces,  12  knobbling  fires,  6  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers, 
and  5  trains  of  rolls  (8-inch  guide,  10  and  18-inch  bar,  and  20  and  26- 
inch  plate  trains) ;  product,  boiler  plate,  sheet  iron,  bar  and  rod  iron, 
and  blooms;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons;  average  annual  make, 
2,000  tons.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Kentucky :  10.  Of  these,  4  roll  rails,  3  making  only 
light  T  and  street  rails. 

TENNESSEE. 

Knoxville  Iron  Co.,  Knoxville,  Knox  county.  Built  in  1865;  4  single 
puddling  furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  12  nail  machines,  and  2  trains  of 
rolls  (8  and  15-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar  and  nails ;  annual  capacity, 
2,400  net  tons. 

Memphis  Rolling  Mill,  R.  C.  Daniel,  Memphis,  Shelby  county.  Built  in 
1866;  1  double  and  1  single  puddling  furnace,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  2 
trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  16-inch) ;  product,  all  sizes  merchant  bar, 
plow  slabs,  fish  bars,  and  street  rails ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons ; 
average  make,  2,000  tons. 

Roane  Iron  Works,  Roane  Iron  Co.,  Chattanooga,  Hamilton  county. 
Rolling  mill  built  in  1864 ;  puddle  mill  built  in  1869  ;  7  double  puddling 
furnaces,  1  Danks  puddling  machine,  10  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls  (two  18,  and  one  20i-inch) ;  product,  rails ;  annual 
capacity,  28,000  net  tons.  W.  P.  Rathburn,  President ;  H.  S.  Chamber- 
lain, Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  and  H.  Clay  Evans,  Secre- 
tary. C.  Constable,  Manager  of  Furnaces,  Rockwood,  Roane  county. 
See  Furnaces. 

Vulcan  Works,  Chattanooga.  Built  in  1866 ;  8  single  puddling  furnaces, 
5  heating  furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  and  two  18- 
inch)  ;  product,  merchant  bar,  light  T  rails,  car  axles,  splice  bars,  and 
bolts ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Number  of  mills  in  Tennessee:  4.  Of  these,  3  roll  rails,  2  making  only 
light  T  and  street  rails. 

OHIO. 

LAKE   COUNTIES. 

American  Sheet  and  Boiler  Plate  Co.,  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.  lessees, 


100  ROLLING   MILLS. 


Cleveland,  Cuyahoga  county.  Built  in  1868 ;  8  charcoal  knobbling  fires, 
7  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  puddling  machine,  5  heating  furnaces,  4 
trains  of  rolls,  and  2  hammers ;  product,  iron  and  steel  boiler  plate, 
"  universal "  rolled  bar  and  plate,  Juniata  charcoal  and  common  sheet 
iron  and  galvanized  sheet,  and  agricultural  steel ;  annual  capacity,  4,000 
net  tons  plates  and  2,000  tons  sheets ;  average  yearly  production,  3,250 
tons  plates  and  1,500  tons  sheets.  See  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co. 

Ashtabula  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Ashtabula,  Ashtabula  county.  Built  in  1873- 
4 ;  3  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  2  trains 
of  rolls  (20  x  84,  and  21  x  44),  2  spike  machines,  2  washer  machines, 
and  2  shingle-band  machines  ;  product,  sheet  iron,  boiler  plate,  shingle 
bands,  washers,  and  wrought  spikes ;  annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 
A.  Dienst,  Secretary,  and  Geo.  Harris,  Superintendent. 

Cleveland  Iron  Works,  Cleveland  Iron  Co.,  Cleveland.  Built  in  1863 ;  19 
single  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating  furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls,  and  1 
hammer ;  product,  rails,  bar  iron,  splice  bars,  spikes,  and  bolts ;  annual 
capacity,  40,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  22,000  tons.  Wm. 
Bingham,  President ;  James  Barnett,  Vice-President,  and  S.  A.  Fuller, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  See  Furnaces. 

Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland.  Two  mills :  Lake  Shore  Mills, 
at  Cleveland,  built  in  1852 ;  and  Newburgh  Mills,  at  Newburgh,  6  miles 
distant,  built  in  1857 ;  Bessemer  steel  works,  at  Newburgh,  contain 
four  5-ton  converters,  and  all  the  appliances  for  making  steel  rails; 
product,  steel  and  iron  rails,  bar  iron,  hoops,  steel  tire,  wire,  forgings, 
spring  steel,  railroad  frogs,  crossings,  etc. ;  annual  capacity,  steel  rails, 
22,000  net  tons ;  iron  rails,  20,000 ;  bar  iron,  hoops,  etc.,  10,000 ;  wire, 
5,000,  and  forgings,  1,000  net  tons.  A.  B.  Stone,  President,  64  Wall  St., 
New  York ;  H.  Chisholm,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager,  Cleve- 
land ;  S.  C.  Baldwin,  Treasurer  and  General  Agent,  and  E.  S.  Page,  Sec- 
retary. See  American  Sheet  and  Boiler  Plate  Company.  See  Furnaces. 

Lake  Erie  Iron  Works,  Lake  Erie  Iron  Co.,  Cleveland.  Built  in  1852 ;  7 
single  and  3  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  scrap  and  9  heating  furnaces, 
4  trains  of  rolls,  and  9  hammers ;  product,  steel  axles,  fagoted  car  and 
locomotive  axles,  iron  and  steel  forgings  of  every  description,  and  mer- 
chant bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, 10,000  tons.  W.  C.  Scofield,  President ;  E.  Lewis,  Vice-President ; 
C.  W.  Scofield,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  James  E.  Lewis,  Superin- 
tendent. 

Nes  Silicon  Steel  Works,  Nes  Silicon  Steel  Co.,  Sandusky,  Erie  county. 
Put  in  operation  in  October,  1873 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating 
furnaces,  1  hammer,  and  6  trains  of  rolls  (3-high,  one  7  and  two  18-inch 
trains;  and,  2-high,  1  old-rail  and  2  puddle  trains);  product,  railroad 
bars  of  iron  or  steel,  and  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons. 


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Standard  Iron  Co.,  Cleveland.  Built  in  1851 ;  7  single  puddling  and  6 
knobbling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  4  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ; 
product,  black  and  galvanized  sheet  iron  ;  also  make  coal  hods  ;  annual 
capacity,  4,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  production,  2,800  tons.  A.  B. 
Hough,  President ;  C.  H.  Tucker,  Vice-President  and  Manager,  and  C. 
L.  Rhodes,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Formerly  Cleveland  Boiler  Plate 
Manufacturing  Co. 

Union  Iron  Works,  Union  Iron  Works  Co.,  Cleveland.  30  puddling  and 
7  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  and  2  squeezers ;  product,  nuts, 
bolts,  guide  and  bar  iron,  and  light  T  and  street  rails ;  annual  capacity, 
25,000  net  tons.  M.  Hill,  President.  See  Furnaces. 

Valley  Iron  Co.,  Cleveland.  Built  in  1874-5 ;  1  double  puddling  fur- 
nace ;  1  scrap  furnace,  1  finishing  furnace,  1  hammer,  and  2  trains  of 
rolls  (one  9  and  one  14-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar.  W.  J.  Harrison, 
President ;  John  Gawne,  Vice-President ;  Chas.  T.  Reeves,  Treasurer ; 
W.  J.  Gawne,  Secretary,  and  James  Stevenson,  Superintendent. 

Number  of  mills  in  the  Lake  region:  9.  Of  these  4  roll  rails,  1  making 
only  light  T  rails. 

MAHONING   VALLEY. 

Akron  Iron  Works,  Akron  Iron  Co.,  Akron,  Summit  county.  Built  in 
1866 ;  17  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  4  heating  furnaces, 
and  3  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  all  kinds  of  bar  iron,  and  light  T  rails 
from  10  to  30  Ibs.  per  yard ;  specialty,  iron  for  agricultural  implements  ; 
annual  capacity,  6,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  5,500  tons.  L.  Mil- 
ler, President ;  J.  A.  Long,  Secretary,  and  Joseph  Cams,  Manager.  See 
Mahoning  Valley  Furnaces. 

Enterprise  Iron  Works,  Cartwright,  McCurdy  &  Co.,  Youngstown,  Ma- 
honing  county.  Built  in  1863  and  1874  ;  30  single  puddling  furnaces, 
9  heating  furnaces,  and  8  trains  of  rolls  (one  6,  one  7,  two  8,  one  10, 
one  16,  and  two  18-inch);  product,  hoop  and  band  iron,  and  steel-mixed 
carriage  tire ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  6,000 
tons. 

Falcon  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Falcon  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Niles,  Trumbull 
county.  Built  in  1867 ;  12  single  puddling  and  3  heating  furnaces,  44 
nail  machines,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  18,  and  one  21-inch); 
product,  nails  and  guide  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  11,000  net  tons.  For- 
merly part  of  the  works  of  James  Ward  &  Co.  William  Ward,  Presi- 
dent ;  T.  K.  Hall,  Vice-President,  and  A.  M.  Robbins,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

Girard  Rolling  Mill,  Girard  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Girard,  Trumbull  county. 
Put  in  operation  September  1,  1873;  13  single  puddling  furnaces,  2 
heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  all  sizes  of  merchant 


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bar,  and  a  specialty  of  8  and  12-lb  T  rails;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net 
tons.  Evan  Morris,  President;  T.  K.  Hall,  Vice-President,  and  I.  M. 
Butler,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Hall  Iron  Works,  Jesse  Hall  &  Son,  Hubbard,  Trumbull  county.  Put 
in  operation  in  November,  1872 ;  1  double  and  6  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 2  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  12,  and  one 
16-inch) ;  product,  merchant  bar  iron ;  specialty,  horse-shoe  bar,  and 
bolt  and  nut  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons. 

Mahoning  Works,  Brown,  Bonnell  &  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning  county. 
Built  in  1846;  8  double  and  38  single  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating 
furnaces,  38  nail  machines,  1  hammer,  4  spike  machines,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls  (one  8,  one  10,  and  one  18-inch);  product,  merchant  bar,  sheets, 
nails,  and  railroad  and  boat  spikes  ;  annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons  ; 
average  make,  20,000  tons.  See  Mahoning  Valley  Furnaces. 

Niles  Iron  Works,  Niles  Iron  Co.,  Niles,  Trumbull  county.  Put  in  opera- 
tion in  September,  1872;  1  double  and  20  single  puddling  furnaces, 
7  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls;  product,  bar,  sheet,  rod,  skelp, 
and  band  iron ;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 8,000  tons.  L.  G.  Andrews,  President,  and  L.  E.  Cochran, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Youngstown,  Mahoning  county. 

Ridgway  Iron  Works,  Wick,  Ridgway.  &  Co.,  Youngstown,  Mahoning 
county.  Built  in  1871 ;  12  double  puddling  furnaces,  14  heating  fur- 
naces, and  6  trains  of  rolls  (one  16,  one  19,  and  four  20-inch) ;  product, 
railroad  and  bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  65,000  net  tons. 

Russia  Sheet  Iron  Mills,  L.  B.  Ward,  Niles,  Trumbull  county.  Built  in 
1864  ;  12  puddling  and  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls;  prod- 
uct, sheet  and  plate  iron ;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons.  Formerly 
part  of  the  works  of  James  Ward  &  Co. 

Ward's  Old  Mill,  James  Ward  &  Co.,  Niles,  Trumbull  county.  Built  in 
1841  ;  19  puddling  and  6  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls ;  prod- 
uct, bar  and  sheet  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  14,000  net  tons.  Unsold  part 
of  the  works  of  James  Ward  &  Co.  See  Mahoning  Valley  Furnaces. 

Warren  Iron  Works,  Wm.  Richards  &  Sons,  Warren,  Trumbull  county. 
Built  in  1870  ;  16  puddling  and  2  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls 
(one  10  and  one  18-inch);  product,- muck  and  merchant  bar;  annual 
capacity,  9,000  net  tons.  See  Mahoning  Valley  Furnaces. 

Youngstown  Rolling  Mill,  Youngstown  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Youngstown. 
Built  in  1871;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  2  heating  furnaces,  and  2 
trains  of  rolls;  product,  hoop  and  band  iron,  charcoal  horse-shoe  bar, 
and  compound  steel  bug^y  tire;  annual  capacity, 5,500  net  tons;  average 
yearly  production,  5,000  tons.  Paul  Wirk,  President. 

Number  of  mills  in  the  Mahoning  region :  12.  Of  these,  3  roll  rails,  2 
making  only  light  T  rails. 


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INTERIOR   COUNTIES. 

Alliance  Rolling  Mill,  Alliance  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Alliance,  Stark  county. 
Built  in  1867 ;  2  double  puddling  furnaces,  11  heating  furnaces,  and  2 
trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  rails  ;  annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons ;  average 
make,  22,000  tons.  Wm.  Jones,  Secretary. 

Cherry  Valley  Iron  Co.,  Leetonia,  Columbiana  county.  Formerly  Leeto- 
nia  Iron  and  Coal  Co.  Built  in  1871 ;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  2 
heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch); 
product,  muck  bar,  merchant  bar,  and  guide  iron ;  annual  capacity, 
10,000  net  tons.  E.  J.  Warner,  President ;  J.  K.  Shinn,  Secretary,  and 
J.  G.  Chamberlain,  Superintendent.  See  Furnaces. 

Columbus  Iron  Works,  Hayden  &  Baker,  Columbus.  Built  in  1854 ;  12 
single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls; 
product,  merchant  bars,  splice  bars,  light  T  rails,  wire  of  all  kinds,  and 
iron  for  harness  and  saddle  work. 

Columbus  Rolling  Mill,  Columbus  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Columbus,  Franklin 
county.  Built  in  1872;  14  single  puddling  furnaces,  12  heating  fur- 
naces, and  3  trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  rails  ;  annual  capacity,  30,000  net 
tons ;  average  make,  25,000  tons.  Samuel  Thomas,  Treasurer  and  Su- 
perintendent. 

Dover  Rolling  Mill.  William  Davis,  Canal  Dover,  Tuscarawas  county. 
Ten  puddling  furnaces ;  product,  bar  iron  and  light  T  rails ;  annual 
capacity,  5,000  net  tons. 

Leetonia  Nail  and  Bolt  Co.,  G.  Story,  proprietor,  Leetonia,  Columbiana 
county.  26  nail  machines,  and  train  for  making  nail  plate;  no  pud- 
dling furnaces  ;  annual  capacity,  2,600  net  tons.  H.  F.  Christy,  Agent. 

Massillon  Rolling  Mill,  Mitchell  &  Co.,  lessees,  Massillon,  Stark  county. 
Built  in  1873,  and  put  in  operation  Jan.  4,  1875  ;  6  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 2  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  two  18-inch); 
product,  bar  iron  and  light  T  rails ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons ; 
average  annual  make,  3,000  tons. 

Newark  Rolling  Mill,  Newark  Iron  Co.,  Newark,  Licking  county.  Built 
in  1868  ;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains 
of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  rails  of  heavy  sections,  rails 
for  coal  mines,  and  bar  iron. 

Zanesville  Iron  Works,  Ohio  Iron  Co.,  Zanesville,  Muskingum  county. 
Built  in  1848  ;  present  Company  was  incorporated  in  1857,  and  has 
operated  the  works  since  then  ;  20  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating 
furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  one  10,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch),  and 
1  hammer;  product,  assorted  merchant  bar,  angle  and  hoop  iron,  light 
T  and  street  rails,  hammered  car  axles,  and  railroad  spikes ;  annual 
capacity,  9,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  7,000  tons.  M. 


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Churchill,  Treasurer  and  Gen.  Manager,  and  C.  W.  Greene,  Secretary. 
See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Central  Ohio :  9.  Of  these,  7  roll  rails,  4  making 
light  T  rails  only. 

OHIO    RIVER   COUNTIES. 

JEtna  Iron  and  Xail  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Belmont  county.  Put  in  operation 
January  1, 1873 ;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  5  heating 
furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  9,  one  16,  one  18,  and  one  20-inch)  ; 
product,  bar,  sheet,  plate,  and  band  iron,  and  light  T  and  street  rails  ; 
annual  capacity,  6,500  net  tons.  Has  never  made  any  nails.  W.  W. 
Holloway,  President;  W.  H.  Tallman,  Secretary,  and  Lewis  Jones, 
Manager. 

Belfont  Iron  Works,  Belfont  Iron  Works  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
Built  in  1852 ;  19  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains 
of  rolls,  and  80  nail  machines ;  product,  nails ;  annual  capacity,  8,750  net 
tons;  average  make,  7,500  tons.  B.  H.  Burr,  Secretary.  See  Furnaces. 

Bellaire  Nail  Works,  Bellaire,  Belmont  county.  Built  in  1868 ;  21  single 
puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  90  nail  ma- 
chines; product,  nails  and  spikes;  annual  capacity,  12,000  net  tons; 
average  yearly  production,  5,000  tons.  C.  Oglebay,  President ;  A.  D. 
Hilborn,  Secretary,  and  S.  E.  Montgomery,  Manager.  See  Furnaces. 

Bloom  Forge  Iron  Works,  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Portsmouth,  Scioto 
county.  Built  in  1832 ;  6  charcoal  tires,  1  run-out,  2  double  and  14 
single  puddling  furnaces,  10  heating  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls,  and  2 
hammers;  product,  boiler,  bar,  sheet,  and  hoop  iron,  rivets,  blooms, 
railroad  chairs,  splice  bars,  and  track  bolts,  and  railroad  and  boat 
spikes ;  annual  capacity,  7,500  net  tons ;  average  yearly  production, 
6,500  tons.  J.  B.  Green,  Vice-President. 

Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Portsmouth.  Built  in  1871 ;  12  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  18,  and 
one  20-inch),  2  steam  hammers,  and  8  steel-melting  holes;  product, 
plow  steel  (German  and  cast),  boiler  plate  (steel  and  U.  S.  Norway),  and 
U.  S.  Norway  and  gun-iron  shapes,  all  sixes;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net 
tons ;  average  yearly  production,  3,000  tons.  J.  R.  Williams,  President ; 
G.  W.  Weyer,  Secretary,  and  M.  H.  Ball,  Treasurer. 

Cincinnati  Railway  Iron  Works,  Cincinnati  Railway  Iron  Co.,  Cincinnati, 
Hamilton  county.  Built  in  1865 ;  product,  rails.  Not  in  operation  in 
1875. 

Empire  Rolling  Mill,  Wilder,  Boluss  &  Co.,  Cincinnati.  First  put  in  op- 
eration August  1, 1875  ;  2  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  10 
and  one  16-inch) ;  product,  bar  and  hoop  iron ;  annual  capacity,  double 
turn,  5,000  net  tons.  Removed  here  from  Seymour,  Indiana. 


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Globe  Rolling  Mill,  Globe  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cincinnati.  Built  in  1845 ; 
9  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  and  3  scrap  furnaces,  1  hammer, 
and  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  8,  one  12,  and  two  18-inch) ;  product,  bars, 
sheets,  plates,  angles,  all  guide  irons,  wire  rods  and  wire,  and  scrap  steel 
for  plow  and  other  uses;  annual  capacity,  single  turn,  6,000  net  tons. 
Joseph  Kinsey,  President;  J.  L.  Boyer,  Vice-President,  and  E.  N. 
Rogers,  Secretary. 

Ironton  Rolling  Mill,  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
Built  in  1852,  and  enlarged  several  times  since ;  21  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 8  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls.  The  steel  department 
is  operated  on  the  Burgess  principle,  which  converts  the  metal  into 
steel  in  the  boiling  (or  puddling)  furnace ;  hence  as  many  boiling  fur- 
naces can  be  used  in  the  manufacture  of  steel  as  trade  requires.  Prod- 
uct, merchant  iron,  and  agricultural  and  machine  steel ;  annual  capacity, 
single  turn,  9,000  net  tons,  double  turn,  15,000  tons.  Robert  Scott,  Presi- 
dent; John  Campbell,  Vice-President,  and  Daniel  R.  Wolfe,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer.  See  Furnaces. 

Jefferson  Iron  Works,  Spaulding,  Woodward  &  Co.,  Steubenville,  Jeffer- 
son county.  Built  in  1859 ;  22  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, 2  trains  of  rolls,  and  84  nail  machines ;  product,  nails ;  annual 
capacity,  9,000  net  tons ;  average  annual  production,  7,000  tons.  See 
Furnaces. 

Lawrence  Iron  Works,  Lawrence  Iron  Works  Co.,  Ironton.  Built  in 
1853 ;  18  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of 
rolls  (two  8,  one  9,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  bar,  band,  chair, 
spike,  and  hoop  iron  of  every  variety,  cotton  ties,  and  light  T  rails, 
from  8  to  30  Ibs ;  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  produc- 
tion, about  6,000  tons.  Cyrus  Ellison,  President ;  Wm.  L.  Keepers, 
Superintendent,  and  Geo.  T.  Scott,  Secretary. 

Marietta  Rail  Mill,  Marietta  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Marietta,  Washington 
county.  Built  in  1867 ;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces, 
4  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  squeezer ;  product,  rails,  fish  plate,  and  bar,  hoop, 
and  bridge  iron ;  annual  capacity,  30,000  net  tons.  A.  J.  Warner,  Presi- 
dent ;  James  McArthur,  Vice-President,  and  T.  D.  Dale,  Secretary. 

Ohio  City  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Martin's  Ferry,  Belmont  county.  Built 
in  1873-4 ;  10  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of 
rolls,  and  50  nail  machines ;  first  keg  of  nails  made  on  March  4,  1874  ; 
product,  nails  and  skelp  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  J.  N. 
Willard,  Business  Manager;  William  Clark,  President;  James  Kerr, 
Vice-President;  C.  A.  Burrows,  Secretary;  C.  H.  Jenkins,  Treasurer, 
and  Wm.  Barnett,  Superintendent, 

Pioneer  Rolling  Mill,  David  Morgan,  Irondale,  Jefferson  county.    10 


106  ROLLING   MILLS. 


double  puddling  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  muck  bar ;  an- 
nual capacity,  9,000  net  tons.  Formerly  part  of  the  Alliance  Rolling 
Mill  Co.'s  establishment.  See  Furnaces. 

Pomeroy  Iron  Works,  Pomeroy  Iron  Co.,  Pomeroy,  Meigs  county.  Built 
in  1847 ;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  5  trains  of 
rolls,  and  16  nail  machines ;  product,  bar,  band,  and  hoop  iron,  rounds 
and  squares,  light  T  and  flat  rails,  nails,  and  boat  and  cut  spikes ;  an- 
nual capacity,  10,500  net  tons.  V.  B.  Horton,  President;  J.  W. 
Thomas,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  Dr.  A.  L.  Norton,  Agent. 

Vulcan  Iron  and  Tube  "Works,  Evans,  Clifton  &  Co.,  Cincinnati.  Built 
in  1864 ;  7  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of 
rolls  (one  8,  one  18,  and  one  19-inch) ;  product,  bar,  rod,  band,  and 
sheet  iron;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  2,400  tons. 

Number  of  mills  in  the  Ohio  River  counties:  16.  Of  these,  5  roll  rails,  3 
making  only  light  T  and  flat  rails.  Total  number  of  mills  in  Ohio  :  46. 
.  Of  these  19  roll  rails,  10  making  only  light  T  and  flat  rails. 

INDIANA. 

Capital  City  Iron  Works,  Capital  City  Iron  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Marion 
county.  One  scrap  furnace,  11  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  puddle  train,  one  8-inch  guide,  and 
one  15-inch  bar) ;  product,  bar  iron,  hoop  iron,  splice  bars,  small  T 
rails,  and  bridge  iron ;  annual  capacity,  5,400  net  tons.  V.  Bulich, 
President. 

Evansville  Rolling  Mill,  Evansville,  Vanderburgh  county.  Built  in  1872, 
and  put  in  operation  in  June,  1873 ;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  9 
heating  furnaces,  and  three  21-inch  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  rails ; 
annual  capacity,  25,000  net  tons.  The  old  organization,  called  the 
Evansville  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  has  dissolved.  A  new  organization  under 
a  different  name  will  be  formed  in  a  short  time,  but  the  name  had  not 
been  determined  upon  up  to  the  15th  of  December,  1875. 

Greencastle  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Greencastle,  Putnam  county.  Put  in 
operation  in  January,  1868 ;  12  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  fur- 
naces, two  18-inch  trains  of  rolls,  and  32  nail  machines ;  product,  nails; 
annual  capacity,  2,250  net  tons  ;  average  make,  2,000  tons. 

Indianapolis  Rolling  Mill,  Indianapolis  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Indianapolis, 
Marion  county.  Built  in  1857  ;  4  double  and  2  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 4  puddling  machines,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  ; 
product,  light  and  heavy  rails  and  splice  bars  ;  annual  capacity,  30,000 
net  tons ;  average  yearly  production,  16,800  tons.  Aquilla  Jones, 
President ;  C.  B.  Parkman,  Secretary,  and  W.  0.  Rockwood,  Treasurer. 
See  Planet  Furnace, 


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New  Albany  Rail  Mill  Co.,  New  Albany,  Floyd  county.  Built  in  1864  ; 
5  double  and  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  8  heating  furnaces,  and  4 
trains  of  rolls ;  product,  fish  bars  and  12  to  65  Ib.  rails ;  annual  capa- 
city, 16,000  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  production,  10,000  tons.  Rudolph 
Fink,  General  Manager. 

Ohio  Falls  Iron  Works,  Ohio  Falls  Iron  Works  Co.,  New  Albany.  Built 
in  1867;  16  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of 
rolls,  and  20  nail  machines ;  product,  bridge  and  bar  iron,  nails  and 
railroad  spikes  ;  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 5,500  tons. 

Terre  Haute  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Terre  Haute,  Vigo  county,  Indiana. 
Built  in  1868  ;  destroyed  by  fire  September  19,  1873,  but  rebuilt  in  the 
winter  of  1873-4 ;  new  works  have  70  nail  machines,  15  single  puddling 
furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  3  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ; 
product,  nails ;  annual  capacity,  180,000  kegs,  or  9,000  net  tons.  F. 
Nippert,  President,  and  James  C.  McGregor,  Secretary. 

Wabash  Iron  Co.,  Terre  Haute.  Completed  in  January,  1874 ;  11  single 
puddling  furnaces,  1  scrap  furnace,  3  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of 
rolls  (one  8,  one  18,  and  one  20-inch) ;  product,  all  kinds  of  bar  iron  ; 
annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  A.  J.  Crawford,  President,  and  J.  P. 
Crawford,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Western  Iron  Co.,  Knightsville,  Clay  county.  Built  in  1868 ;  5  double 
and  7  single  puddling  furnaces,  and  1  train  of  rolls ;  product,  muck 
bar ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Indiana :  9.  Of  these,  4  roll  rails,  1  making  only 
light  T  rails. 

REMOVED. 

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Seymour,  Jackson  county.  Merchant  mill;  built  in  1873-4,  and  torn 
down  and  removed,  a  short  time  after,  its  erection,  to  Cincinnati,  where 
it  is  now  called  the  Empire  Rolling  Mill. 

ILLINOIS. 

Belleville  Nail  Mill  Co.,  Belleville,  St.  Clair  county.  Built  in  1871 ;  16 
puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  48  nail  ma- 
chines; product,  all  kinds  of  cut  nails;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons; 
average  annual  make,  3,750  tons.  Wm.  C.  Buchanan,  President ;  John 
Thomas,  Vice-President ;  James  C.  Waugh,  Secretary;  Frederick  H. 
Pieper,  Treasurer ;  and  B.  F.  Prentis  and  C.  Locke,  Managers. 

Chicago  Plate  and  Bar  Mill  Co.,  36  Dearborn  street,  Chicago. 

East  St.  Louis  Co-operative  Rail  Mill  Co.,  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Clair  county. 
Office  at  the  works.  Built  in  1865 ;  6  double  puddling  furnaces,  8 
heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  14,  one  18,  and  one  20-inch); 


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product,  light  and  heavy  T  rails;  annual  capacity,  20,000  net  tons. 
Vital  Jarrot,  President;  M.  V.  Smith,  Vice-President  and  Manager, 
and  M.  Millard,  Secretary. 

Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  93  Dearborn 
street,  Chicago.  Works  at  Joliet,  Will  county.  Built  in  1870 ;  made 
the  first  steel  rail  March  15,  1873  ;  puddle  mill  has  9  double  puddling 
furnaces  and  1  double  heating  furnace,  one  16  and  one  21-inch  train 
of  rolls,  and  1  squeezer;  iron  rail  mill  has  8  heating  furnaces,  and  3 
trains  of  21-inch,  3-high  rolls  ;  the  Bessemer  steel  works  has  two  5-ton 
converters,  2  double  Siemens  heating  furnaces,  one  30-inch  blooming 
train,  and  3  trains  of  23-inch  rolls ;  product,  iron  and  Bessemer  steel 
rails ;  annual  capacity,  50,000  net  tons  steel  ingots,  and  95,000  net  tons 
iron  and  steel  rails.  John  G.  Scott,  President ;  H.  E.  Bigelow,  Secre- 
tary ;  Chas.  H.  Curtis,  Treasurer,  and  H.  S.  Smith,  General  Superin- 
tendent. See  Furnaces. 

Joseph  H.  Brown  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Chicago.  Building  in  1875 ;  prod- 
uct to  be  bar  iron,  beams  and  rails.  Joseph  H.  Brown,  of  Youngstown, 
O.,  President. 

North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill,  North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago. 
Built  in  1857 ;  7  double  and  7  single  puddling  furnaces,  26  single  and 
3  double  heating  furnaces,  10  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer  ;  Bessemer 
steel  works  has  two  5-ton  converters  and  all  the  appliances  for  making 
rails;  product,  Bessemer  steel  ingots,  and  iron  and  Bessemer  steel  rails ; 
annual  capacity,  50,000  net  tons  steel  rails,  and  50,000  tons  iron  rails. 
O.  W.  Potter,  President,  and  R.  C.  Hannah,  Secretary.  See  Furnaces. 

Northwestern  Nail  Works,  Lewis  &  J.  C.  Holloway,  Dunleith,  Jo  Daviess 
county.  Built  in  1875-6,  and  to  be  started  Feb.  1,  1876 ;  2  heating  fur- 
naces, 2  trains  of  rolls,  and  6  nail  machines;  product,  nails  and  spikes; 
annual  capacity,  2.000  net  tons". 

Springfield  Iron  Works,  Springfield  Iron  Co.,  Springfield,  Sangamon 
county.  Put  in  operation  Sept.  13,  1872 ;  6  ordinary  double  puddling 
furnaces,  2  Siemens  double  puddling  furnaces,  4  Siemens  double  re- 
heating furnaces,  1  ordinary  reheating  furnace,  1  hammer,  one  23-inch 
train  of  rolls  with  3  stands,  and  one  18-inch  train  with  2  stands  and 
squeezer  attached  ;  product,  rails ;  annual  capacity,  40,000  net  tons. 
Steel  works  now  building,  containing  2  Siemens-Martin  furnaces,  with 
an  auxiliary  furnace  and  necessary  gas  producers,  to  be  completed  in 
1876.  Charles  Ridgely,  President ;  John  W.  Bunn,  Vice-President, 
and  Geo.  M.  Brinkerhoff,  Secretary. 

St.  Louis  Bolt  and  Iron  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Works  in  St.  Clair  county, 
Illinois.  Put  in  operation  in  January,  1873  ;  2  single  and  2  double 
puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  3  spike  machines, 


ROLLING   MILLS.  109 


1  bolt  header,  3  bolt  cutters,  and  2  nut  tappers;  product,  bar  iron,  small 
T  and  street  rails,  fish  plates,  bolts,  washers  and  spikes  ;  annual  capa- 
city, 6,000  net  tons. 

Union  Rolling  Mill,  Union  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago.  Built  in  1863 ;  12 
heating  furnaces,  1  train  of  flat  rolls,  1  rail  train,  and  1  hammer  and  a 
blooming  train  for  steel  ingots ;  the  Bessemer  steel  works  has  two 
5-ton  converters,  4  cupolas  and  2  spiegel-melting  furnaces ;  product, 
iron  and  Bessemer  steel  rails ;  total  annual  capacity,  50,000  net  tons. 
A.  B.  Stone,  President,  64  Wall  street,  New  York  ;  W.  H.  Chisholm, 
Vice-President  and  Manager,  and  J.  B.  Stubbs,  Secretary.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Illinois :  9  completed  establishments,  and  1  building. 
Of  these,  6  roll  rails,  1  making  light  rails  only. 

REMOVED. 

The  Decatur  Rolling  Mill  has  been  removed  from  Decatur,  111.,  to  Rose- 
dale,  Wyaiidotte  county,  Kansas.  Office  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

MICHIGAN. 

Jackson  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Jackson,  Jackson  county.  Built  in 
1872 ;  put  in  operation  in  March,  1873 ;  4  double  puddling  furnaces, 

2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  1  hammer ;  product,  bar 
iron ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  net  tons. 

Marquette  Rolling  Mill,  Marquette  and  Pacific  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Mar- 
quette,  Marquette  county.  Built  in  1871 ;  2  double  and  6  single  pud- 
dling furnaces,  1  heating  furnace,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  product,  bar 
iron ;  annual  capacity,  4,500  net  tons.  E.  A.  Elliott,  President,  Detroit; 
Jno.  Scudder,  Secretary,  and  W.  W.  Wheaton,  Agent.  See  Furnaces. 

Wyandotte  Rolling  Mills,  Wyandotte  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Detroit.  Works 
at  Wyandotte,  Wayne  county.  Built  in  1855 ;  4  double  and  5  single 
puddling  furnaces,  14  heating  furnaces,  7  trains  of  rolls,  and  2  ham- 
mers ;  product,  rails,  bars,  plates  and  sheets ;  annual  capacity,  18,000 
net  tons  rails,  3,000  tons  bars,  3,000  tons  plates,  and  500  tons  sheets ; 
average  annual  production,  8,000  tons  rails,  1,500  tons  bars,  1,500  tons 
plates,  and  500  tons  sheets.  T.  C.  Owen,  President ;  H.  C.  Hodges, 
Vice-President,  and  V.  K.  Moore,  Secretary  and  Manager.  See  Fur- 
naces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Michigan  :  3.     Of  these,  1  rolls  rails. 

WISCONSIN. 

Milwaukee  Iron  Works,  Milwaukee  Iron  Co.,  Milwaukee,  Milwaukee 
county.  Built  in  1868  and  1874  ;  16  double  and  2  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 25  heating  furnaces  (in  part  Siemens  furnaces),  7  trains  of  rolls, 
and  1  hammer  ;  product,  rails,  merchant  bar  iron,  fish  plates,  car  links 


110  ROLLING  MILLS. 


and  pins,  and  horse  shoes ;  annual  capacity,  44,800  net  tons  of  rails, 
15,000  tons  merchant  bar  iron,  and  10,000  tons  fish  plates,  etc.    J.  J. 
Hagerman,  President,  and  Alexander  Mitchell,  Treasurer. 
Number  of  mills  in  Wisconsin  :  1  rail  mill. 

MISSOURI. 

Harrison  Wire  Works,  Harrison  Wire  Co.,  St.  Louis.  Built  and  started 
in  1873  ;  1  single  and  1  double  puddling  furnace,  4  heating  furnaces,  2 
blooming  fires,  1  hammer,  162  wire  blocks,  and  one  18-inch  and  one 
8-inch  train  of  rolls ;  product,  iron  wire  and  small  round  iron  from 
•fs  to  J  inch  ;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net  tons.  Wm.  B.  Dean,  Treas- 
urer. 

Helmbacher  Forge  and  Rolling  Mills,  St.  Louis.  Built  in  1858  ;  7  single 
puddling  furnaces,  9  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  5  hammers; 
product,  bar,  rod,  band,  and  angle  iron,  car  axles,  light  T  rails  from  12 
to  25  Ibs.,  and  all  kinds  of  forgings  for  railroad  and  steamboat  use  ; 
annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons;  average  annual  production,  6,500  tons. 
M.  Helmbacher,  President ;  A.  Helmbacher,  Treasurer  and  Superin- 
tendent, and  G.  L.  Goetz,  Secretary. 

La  Clede  Rolling  Mill,  Chouteau,  Harrison  &  Valle,  St.  Louis.  Built  in 
1850  ;  1  double  and  18  single  puddling  furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces, 
and  4  trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  flat  rails,  bar,  sheet,  and  plate  iron,  and 
rail  fastenings  ;  annual  capacity,  10,000  net  tons ;  average  yearly  pro- 
duction, 8,000  tons.  Edwin  Harrison,  President ;  Charles  A.  Muffitt, 
Vice-President,  and  Eugene  A.  Fusz,  Secretary. 

St.  Louis  Steam  Forge  and  Iron  Works,  A.  McDonald  &  Co.,  St.  Louis. 
Product,  bar  iron  and  forgings. 

Tudor  Iron  Works,  St.  Louis  Rail  Fastening  Co.,  P.O.  Box  2863,  St.  Louis. 
Built  in  1870 ;  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  and  3  spike  ma- 
chines ;  product,  spikes,  bolts,  fish  plates,  and  merchant  iron  ;  annual 
capacity,  6,000  net  tons  ;  average  yearly  production,  3,500  tons.  Hud- 
son E.  Bridge,  President;  Geo.  E.  Leighton,  Vice-President  and  Treas- 
urer, and  C.  Minnigerode,  Jr.,  Secretary. 

Vulcan  Iron  Works,  221  Olive  street,  St.  Louis.  Built  in  1872 ;  18  double 
and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  17  heating  furnaces,  and  three  22-inch 
trains  of  rolls  ;  product,  light  and  heavy  rails  ;  annual  capacity,  50,000 
net  tons.  Bessemer  steel  works  building ;  two  6-ton  converters ;  3  pig- 
iron  cupolas,  40  x  8  ;  4  spiegel-melting  furnaces,  40  x  5 ;  two  12-ton 
cupola  ladles ;  12  gas  producers  and  3  heating  furnaces ;  one  3-ton 
hammer ;  rail  mill  attached  ;  to  be  completed  by  March,  1876.  D.  R. 
Garrison,  President;  D.  K.  Ferguson,  Vice-President ;  0.  L.  Garrison, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  D.  E.  Garrison,  Manager.  See  Furnaces. 


ROLLING   MILLS.  Ill 


Number  of  mills  in  Missouri :  6.  Of  these,  3  roll  rails,  2  making  light 
rails  only. 

PEOJECTED. 

La  Grange  Rolling  Mill,  La  Grange,  Lewis  county.  Eail  mill.  Partly 
built  in  1872  ;  not  finished. 

KANSAS. 

Kansas  Rolling  Mill  Company,  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  Two  mills :  One, 
at  Rosedale,  "Wyandotte  county,  Kansas,  3  miles  from  Kansas  City,  is 
composed  of  the  plant  that  was  formerly  at  Decatur,  Illinois,  having 
been  removed  and  rebuilt  in  1875 ;  it  was  first  erected  in  1870,  has  9 
heating  furnaces  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (two  15  and  one  20-inch),  a 
yearly  capacity  of  25,000  net  tons,  and  makes  rails  only.  The  other,  at 
Topeka,  Shawnee  county,  Kansas,  67  miles  from  Kansas  City,  is  leased 
from  the  Topeka  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  first  put  in  operation  May  26, 1874, 
contains  6  heating  furnaces  and  one  train  of  19-inch  rolls,  has  a  yearly 
capacity  of  20,000  net  tons,  and  makes  rails  only.  A.  B.  Stone,  Pres- 
ident, 64  Wall  street,  New  York ;  W.  H.  Harris,  Vice-President  and 
General  Manager,  Kansas  City  ;  Ira  Harris,  Jr.,  Secretary,  Kansas 
City ;  and  S.  C.  Baldwin,  General  Agent,  Cleveland,  0. 

Number  of  mills  in  Kansas :  2  rail  mills. 

WYOMING  TERRITORY. 

Laramie  Rolling  Mills,  Laramie  City,  Albany  county.  Built  in  1874-5  ; 
put  in  operation  in  April,  1875 ;  product,  rails  ;  daily  make,  45  gross 
tons.  Joseph  Richardson,  Manager,  and  Harry  Brazar,  Superinten- 
dent of  works. 

Number  of  mills  in  Wyoming  Territory  :  1  rail  mill. 

UTAH  TERRITORY. 

Ogden  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Ogden  City.  Building  a  merchant  mill 
in  1875,  to  contain  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9,  and  one  18-inch),  and  to  be 
operated  by  water-power.  Wm.  Howard,  Secretary.  See  Furnaces. 

Number  of  mills  in  Utah :  1  building. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Pacific  Rolling  Mill  and  Forge,  Pacific  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  San  Francisco. 
Put  in  operation  July  25,  1868 ;  1  double  and  3  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 13  heating  furnaces,  5  trains  of  rolls,  2  spike  and  2  rivet  ma- 
chines, and  5  hammers;  product,  bar  iron,  angle  iron,  shafting, 
12  to  60  Ib.  rails,  railroad,  ship  and  boat  spikes,  bridge  work,  bolts,  all 
kinds  (except  carriage),  nuts,  washers,  boiler  rivets,  horse-shoe  shapes, 


112  RAIL    MILLS. 


car  axles,  and  all  kinds  of  railroad  and  ship  forgings;  annual  capacity, 
25,000  net  tons.  Wm.  Alvord,  President ;  L.  B.  Benchley,  Viee-Presi- 
dent  and  Manager ;  S.  J.  C.  Swezey,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  B. 
P.  Brunner,  Superintendent. 

Number  of  mills  in  California :  1  rail  mill. 

Number  of  mills  in  the  United  States :  331  completed  establishments, 
and  3  building.  Of  these,  97  roll  rails,  37  making  only  light  T  and 
street  rails. 


RAIL    MILLS. 


LIST  OF  ROLLING    MILLS  WHICH    MAKE  LIGHT  AND  HEAVY  SECTIONS  OF 
RAILROAD  BARS  AND  STREET  RAILS. 

[For  complete  description  of  the  works  enumerated  below  see  the  preceding  list  of 
rolling  mills.] 

MAINE. 

Portland  Rolling  Mill,  Portland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Portland. 
Total  in  Maine :  1  rail  mill. 

VERMONT. 

St.  Albans  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  St.  Albans  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  St. 

Albans,  Franklin  county. 
Total  in  Vermont :  1  rail  mill. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Bay  State  Iron  Works,  Bay  State  Iron  Co.,  Boston. 
Washburn  Iron  Works,  Washburn  Iron  Co.,  Worcester. 
Total  in  Massachusetts :  2  rail  mills. 

NEW  YORK. 

Albany  and  Rensselaer  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Troy,  Rensselaer  county.    Iron 

and  Bessemer  steel. 
Buffalo  Iron  and  Nail  Works,  Pratt  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  Erie  county.    Street 

rails. 

Delano  Iron  Works,  Delano  Iron  Co.,  Syracuse,  Onondaga  county. 
Elmira  Iron  and  Steel  Rolling  Mills,  Elmira  Iron  and  Steel  Rolling  Mill 

Co.,  Elmira,  Chemung  county. 
Rome  Iron  Works,  Rome  Iron  Co.,  Rome,  Oneida  county. 


RAIL   MILLS.  113 


Spuyten  Duyvil  Rolling  Mill,  Spuyten  Dnyvil  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Spuyten 

Duyvil,  Westchester  county. 
Union  Iron  Works,  Union  Iron  Co.,  Buffalo. 
Total  in  New  York :  7  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  street  rails  only. 

NEW   JERSEY. 

New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  17  Burling  Slip, 

New  York.    Works  at  Trenton,  Mercer  county. 
Total  in  New  Jersey :  1  rail  mill. 

PENNSYLVANIA — EASTERN    DISTRICT. 

Allentown  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Allentown,  Lehigh  county.  Office,  303  Wal- 
nut street,  Philadelphia.  Rails  of  light  and  heavy  sections  and  street 
rails. 

Bethlehem  Iron  Co.,  Bethlehem,  Northampton  county.  Iron  and  Besse- 
mer steel. 

Catasauqua  Manufacturing  Co.,  Catasauqua,  Lehigh  county.    Light  rails. 

Glen  Iron  Works,  Allentown,  Lehigh  county.     Light  rails. 

Little  Schuylkill  Rolling  Mill,  James  A.  Inness,  Port  Clinton,  Schuylkill 
county.  Light  rails. 

Palo  Alto  Rolling  Mill,  Benjamin  Hay  wood,  Pottsville,  Schuylkill  county. 
Rails  of  light  and  heavy  sections  and  street  rails. 

Philadelphia  and  Reading  Rolling  Mill,  Philadelphia  and  Reading 
Railroad  Co.,  owners,  W.  E.  C.  Coxe,  Superintendent,  Reading,  Berks 
county. 

Philadelphia  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  939  North  Delaware  avenue,  Philadel- 
phia. Street  rails. 

Pottsville  Rolling  Mills,  Atkins  Brothers,  Pottsville.  Rails  of  light  and 
heavy  sections  and  street  rails. 

Schuylkill  Haven  Rolling  Mill  and  Spike  Manufacturing  Co.,  Weissinger 
&  Medlar,  Schuylkill  Haven,  Schuylkill  county.  Light  rails. 

Tarnaqua  Rolling  Mill,  Wm.  T.  Carter  &  Co.,  Tamaqua,  Schuylkill  county. 
Office,  103  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Light  rails. 

Total  in  Eastern  Pennsylvania :  11  rail  mills,  of  which  6  roll  only  light 
and  street  rails. 

PENNSYLVANIA — CENTRAL    DISTRICT. 

Columbia  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Maitland,  Audenreid  &  Co.,  Columbia, 
Lancaster  county.  Office,  N.  E.  corner  Third  and  Dock  streets,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Co-operative  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Danville,  Montour  county. 

Danville  Iron  Works,  William  Faux,  Danville. 


114  KAIL   MILLS. 


Hancock  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Danville. 

Hollidaysburg  Iron  Works,  Hollidaysburg  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Hollidays- 
burg,  Blair  county.  Light  rails. 

Lackawanna  Iron  Works,  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Scranton,  Lu- 
zerne  county.  Iron  and  Bessemer  steel. 

Lochiel  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Harrisburg. 

Pennsylvania  Iron  Works,  Waterman  &  Beaver,  Danville.  Office,  407 
Library  street,  Philadelphia. 

Pennsylvania  Steel  Works,  Pennsylvania  Steel  Co.,  Steel  Works  P.  0., 
Baldwin  Station,  Dauphin  county.  Office,  216  South  Fourth  street, 
Philadelphia.  Rails  of  heavy  sections  and  street  rails.  Bessemer  steel 
only. 

Safe  Harbor  Rolling  Mill,  Safe  Harbor,  Lancaster  county.  Not  in  opera- 
tion for  several  years. 

Total  in  Central  Pennsylvania :  10  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  only  light 
rails. 

PENNSYLVANIA — WESTERN   DISTRICT. 

American  Iron  Works,  Jones  &  Laughlins,  Pittsburgh,  Allegheny  county. 
Light  rails. 

Brady's  Bend  Iron  Co.,  Brady's  Bend,  Armstrong  county.  Office,  54 
Cliff  street,  New  York.  Not  in  operation  for  several  years. 

Cambria  Iron  Works,  Cambria  Iron  Co.,  Johnstown,  Cambria  county. 
Office,  218  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Iron  and  Bessemer  steel 
rails. 

Fort  Pitt  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Reese,  Graff  &  Woods,  Pittsburgh.  Light 
rails. 

Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Works,  Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Co.,  Limited,  Bes- 
semer Station,  Allegheny  county.  Branch  office  at  Pittsburgh.  Bes- 
semer steel  only. 

Kensington  Rolling  Mill,  H.  Lloyd,  Son  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.    Light  rails. 

Old  Fort  Iron  Works,  Jacobs  &  Jackson,  Brownsville,  Fayette  county. 
Light  rails. 

Sharon  Rolling  Mills,  Westerman  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Mercer  county. 
Light  rails. 

Shenango  Iron  Works,  Reis,  Brown  &  Berger,  New  Castle,  Lawrence 
county.  Light  rails. 

Sligo  Iron  Works,  Phillips,  Nimick.&  Co.,  Pittsburgh.    Light  rails. 

Superior  Rolling  Mill,  Harbaugh,  Mathias  &  Owens,  Pittsburgh.  Not  in 
operation  for  several  years. 

Wayne  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Brown  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.     Light  rails. 

Wheatland  Rolling  Mills,  Wheatland,  Mercer  county.  Not  in  operation 
for  several  years. 


KAIL   MILLS.  115 


Total  in  Western  Pennsylvania :  13  rail  mills,  of  which  8  roll  only  light 
rails.  Total  in  Pennsylvania :  34  rail  mills,  of  which  15  roll  only  light 
and  street  rails. 

MARYLAND. 

Abbott  Iron  "Works,  Abbott  Iron  Co.,  Baltimore. 

Cumberland  Rolling  Mill,  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Eailroad  Co.,  Cumber- 
land. 
Total  in  Maryland :  2  rail  mills. 

GEORGIA. 

Rome  Iron  "Works,  Rome  Iron  Manufacturing  Co.,  Rome.    Light  rails. 
Scofield  Rolling  Mill,  Scofield  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Atlanta. 
Total  in  Georgia :  2  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  only  light  rails. 

WEST   VIRGINIA. 

Crescent  Iron  "Works,  Crescent  Iron  Co.,  Wheeling. 

Riverside  Iron  Works,  Wheeling.    Light  rails. 

Total  in  West  Virginia :  2  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  only  light  rails. 

KENTUCKY. 

Covington  Rolling  Mill,  James  G.  Kyle  &  Bro.,  Covington.  Office, 
Cincinnati. 

Kentucky  and  Louisville  Rolling  Mills,  Louisville  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Louis- 
ville. Light  rails  and  street  rails. 

Swift's  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Newport.  Office,  Cincinnati.  Light  rails 
and  street  rails. 

Total  in  Kentucky  :  4  rail  mills,  of  which  3  roll  only  light  and  street  rails. 

TENNESSEE. 

Memphis  Rolling  Mill,  R.  C.  Daniel,  Memphis.    Street  rails. 

Roane  Iron  Works,  Roane  Iron  Co.,  Chattanooga. 

Vulcan  Works,  Chattanooga.    Light  rails. 

Total  in  Tennessee :  3  rail  mills,  of  which  2  roll  only  light  rails. 

OHIO. 
JEtna  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Belmont  county.    Light  T  rails  and 

flat  rails. 
Akron  Iron  Works,  Akron  Iron  Co.,  Akron,  Summit  county.      Light 

rails. 

Alliance  Rolling  Mill,  Alliance  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Alliance,  Stark  county. 
Cincinnati  Railway  Iron  Works,  Cincinnati  Railway  Iron  Co.,  Cincinnati. 
Cleveland  Iron  Works,  Cleveland  Iron  Co.,  Cleveland. 


116  KAIL   MILLS. 


Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland.    Lake  Shore  and  Newburgh  Mills. 

Iron  and  Bessemer  steel. 

Columbus  Iron  Works,  Hayden  &  Baker,  Columbus.    Light  rails. 
Columbus  Rolling  Mill,  Columbus  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Columbus. 
Dover  Rolling  Mill,  William  Davis,  Canal  Dover,  Tuscarawas  county. 

Light  rails. 
Girard  Rolling  Mill,  Girard  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Girard,  Trumbull  county. 

Light  rails. 

Lawrence  Iron  Works,  Lawrence  Iron  Works  Co.,  Ironton.    Light  rails. 
Marietta  Rail  Mill,  Marietta  Coal  and  Iron  Co.,  Marietta,  Washington 

county. 

Massillon  Rolling  Mill,  Mitchell  &  Co.,  Massillon.    Light  rails. 
Nes  Silicon  Steel  Works,  Nes  Silicon  Steel  Co.,  Sandusky,  Erie  county. 
Newark  Rolling  Mill,  Newark  Iron  Co.,  Newark,  Licking  county. 
Pomeroy  Iron  Works,  Pomeroy  Iron  Co.,  Pomeroy,  Meigs  county.    Light 

T  rails  and  flat  rails. 

Ridgway  Iron  Works,  Wick,  Ridgway  &  Co.,  Youngstown. 
Union  Iron  Works  Co.,  Cleveland.     Light  rails. 
Zanesville  Iron  Works,  Ohio  Iron  Co.,  Zanesville.    Light  rails. 
Total  in  Ohio :  19  rail  mills,  of  which  10  roll  only  light  and  street  rails. 

INDIANA. 

Capital  City  Iron  Works,  Capital  City  Iron  Co.,  Indianapolis.    Light  rails. 
Evansville  Rolling  Mill,  Evansville  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Evansville. 
Indianapolis  Rolling  Mill,  Indianapolis  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Indianapolis. 
New  Albany  Rail  Mill  Co.,  New  Albany. 
Total  in  Indiana :  4  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  only  light  rails. 

ILLINOIS. 

East  St.  Louis  Co-operative  Rail  Mill  Co.,  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Clair  county. 

Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Joliet,  Will 
county.  Office  at  Chicago.  Iron  and  Bessemer  steel  rails. 

North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill,  North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago. 
Iron  and  Bessemer  steel  rails. 

Springfield  Iron  Works,  Springfield  Iron  Co.,  Springfield,  Sangamon 
county. 

St.  Louis  Bolt  and  Iron  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Works  in  St.  Clair  county, 
Illinois.  Light  T  rails  and  street  rails. 

Union  Rolling  Mill,  Union  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago.  Iron  and  Besse- 
mer steel  rails. 

Total  in  Illinois :  6  rail  mills,  of  which  1  rolls  only  light  and  street  rails. 


RAIL   MILLS.  117 


MICHIGAN. 

Wyandotte  Rolling   Mills,  Wyandotte    Rolling  Mill    Co.,  Wyandotte, 

Wayne  county.     Office  at  Detroit. 
Total  in  Michigan :  1  rail  mill. 

WISCONSIN. 

Milwaukee  Iron  Works,  Milwaukee  Iron  Co.,  Milwaukee. 
Total  in  Wisconsin :  1  rail  mill. 

MISSOURI. 

Helmbacher  Forge  and  Rolling  Mills,  St.  Louis.    Light  rails. 

La  Clede  Rolling  Mill,  Chouteau,  Harrison  &  Valle,  St.  Louis.  Flat  rails. 

Vulcan  Iron  Works,  St.  Louis.     Office,  221  Olive  street.    Has  heretofore 

made  only  iron  rails ;  but  a  Bessemer  steel  plant  is  now  being  built, 

which  will  be  completed  in  1876. 
Total  in  Missouri :  3  rail  mills,  2  of  which  roll  only  light  and  flat  rails. 

PROJECTED. 

La  Grange  Rolling  Mill,  La  Grange  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  La  Grange,  Lewis 
county.    Begun  to  build  in  1872 ;  not  yet  completed. 

KANSAS. 

Kansas  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Topeka  and  Rosedale.    Office,  Kansas  City, 

Missouri. 
Total  in  Kansas :  2  rail  mills. 

CALIFORNIA. 
Pacific  Rolling  Mill  and  Forge,  Pacific  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  San  Francisco. 

Rails  of  all  sizes. 
Total  in  California:  1  rail  mill. 

WYOMING   TERRITORY. 

Laramie  Rolling  Mills,  Laramie  City. 
Total  in  Wyoming  Territory :  1  rail  mill. 

Total  in  the  United  States :  97  rail  mills,  of  which  37  roll  only  light  and 
street  rails. 


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BESSEMER   STEEL   RAIL   MILLS. 


A   COMPLETE    LIST     OF    ROLLING     MILLS   IN     THE   UNITED     STATES 
WHICH   MANUFACTURE   BESSEMER   STEEL    RAILS. 

Albany  and  Rensselaer  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Troy,  New  York.  Two  five- 
ton  converters,  and  one  one-and-a-half-ton  converter. 

Cambria  Iron  Works,  Cambria  Iron  Co.,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Office,  218 
South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  Two  five-ton  converters. 

Pennsylvania  Steel  Works,  Pennsylvania  Steel  Co.,  Baldwin  Station,  near 
Harrisburg,  Pa.  Office,  216  South  Fourth  st.,  Philadelphia.  Two  five- 
ton  converters. 

Newburgh  Rolling  Mill,  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Four  five-ton  converters. 

North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill,  North  Chicago  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago, 
Illinois.  Two  five-ton  converters. 

Union  Rolling  Mill.  Union  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Chicago,  Illinois.  Two 
five-ton  converters. 

Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Joliet  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Joliet,  Illinois. 
Two  five-ton  converters.  These  works  made  their  first  blow  January 
26, 1873,  and  their  first  steel  rail  March  15,  1873. 

Bethlehem  Rolling  Mill,  Bethlehem  Iron  Co.,  Bethlehem,  Pa.  Two 
five-ton  converters.  These  works  made  their  first  blow  on  Saturday, 
October  4,  1873,  and  their  first  steel  rail  on  Saturday,  October  18,  1873. 

Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Works,  Edgar  Thomson  Steel  Co.,  Limited,  Besse- 
mer Station,  Allegheny  county,  Pa.  Branch  office  at  Pittsburgh.  Two 
five-ton  converters.  These  works  made  their  first  blow  August  26, 
1875,  and  their  first  steel  rail  September  1,  1875. 

Lackawanna  Iron  Works,  Lackawanna  Iron  and  Coal  Co.,  Scranton,  Pa. 
Two  five-ton  converters.  The  foundations  were  laid  June  16,  1874,  the 
first  blow  was  made  October  23,  1875,  and  the  first  steel  rail  rolled 
December  29, 1875. 

Vulcan  Iron  Works,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Steel  works,  to  contain  two  five-ton 
converters,  were  begun  in  1875. 

Number  of  Bessemer  steel  works:  10  completed,  and  1  building. 


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RECENTLY     ABANDONED     ROLLING     MILLS. 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Dighton  Boiling  Mill,  Dighton  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Dighton,  Bristol  county. 
Built  in  1866 ;  destroyed  by  fire  in  1869,  and  not  rebuilt. 

New  England  Iron  Co.,  Eeadville,  Norfolk  county.  Built  in  1862;  6 
double  and  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  4  heating  furnaces,  and  3  trains 
of  rolls ;  product,  bar  iron,  gas  plates  and  shapes ;  annual  capacity,  8,000 
net  tons;  average  annual  production,  6,000  tons.  These  works  have 
been  purchased  by  Wm.  E.  Coffin  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  who  have  sold  the 
machinery  and  torn  down  the  building. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Hunt  Canfield  Iron  Co.,  Huntsville,  Litchfield  county.  Destroyed  by 
fire,  and  not  rebuilt. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

North  River  Rolling  Mill,  Alex.  C.  Durbin,  Thirteenth  and  Henderson 
streets,  Jersey  City.  Product,  fire-box  and  boiler  plate ;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 3,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  production,  1,500  tons.  Torn 
down  in  1875. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Colemanville  Rolling  Mill,  Colemanville,  Lancaster  county.  Old  mer- 
chant mill ;  has  not  been  in  operation  for  several  years,  and  was 
burned  in  1875.  Will  not  be  rebuilt. 

Juniata  Iron  Works,  S.  &  B.  R.  Hatfield,  Alexandria,  Huntingdon  county. 
Built  in  1838;  product,  sheet,  plate,  and  bar  iron;  burned  in  1868  and 
not  rebuilt.  The  firm  has  a  forge  at  the  same  place  in  operation. 

MARYLAND. 

Mount  Savage  Iron  Co.,  Mount  Savage,  Alleghany  county.  Built  in  1839 ; 
product,  rails.  Abandoned  several  years  ago,  and  completely  torn 
down  in  1875. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Briggs's  Rolling  Mill,  Gaston  county.  Built  in  1853 ;  has  been  standing 
for  five  years. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 
Magnetic  Iron  Co.,  Limestone  Springs  P.  O.,  Spartanburg  county.    Works 


120  STEEL    WORKS. 


on  Proud  River,  Union  county.  F.  G.  Latham,  Agent.  Organized 
about  1840;  rolling  mill,  jiail  works,  forge,  foundry,  and  4  blast  fur- 
naces, each  36  feet  high  with  9-foot  boshes ;  wrater-power ;  worked  con- 
tinuously from  organization  until  1871 ;  since  then  the  foundry  only 
has  been  in  operation.  The  Company  owns  11,000  acres  of  land,  em- 
bracing magnetic  and  hematite  ore  fields,  but  needs  capital  to  put  the 
works  into  full  operation.  Formerly  the  Swedish  Iron  Mfg.  Co. 
South  Carolina  Manufacturing  Co.,  Spartanburg,  Spartanburg  county. 
Built  in  1835;  1  single  puddling  furnace,  2  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of 
rolls,  3  nail  machines,  and  1  hammer;  water-power  ;  product,  bar  iron; 
blooms,  and  nails  ;  annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  This  mill  and  two 
blast  furnaces  belonging  to  the  same  establishment  have  not  been  in 
operation  for  several  years,  owing  to  the  lack  of  skilled  labor. 

ALABAMA. 

Brierfield  Iron  Works  Co.,  Brierfield,  Bibb  county.    Bar  mill.    Standing 
since  1865. 


STEEL    WORKS. 

[Except  Bessemer.] 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Nashua  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Nashua,  Hillsboro  county.    Product,  open- 
hearth  steel.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Number  of  steel  works  in  New  Hampshire:  1. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Bay  State  Iron  Works,  Bay  State  Iron  Co.,  Boston.    Product,  open-hearth 

steel.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Bridgewater  Iron  Co.,  Bridgewater,  Plymouth  county.     Product,  steel 

from  steel  scrap.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Norway  Iron  Works,  Naylor  &  Co.,  South  Boston.    Product,  open-hearth 

steel.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Washburn  Carwheel  Co.,  Worcester.    Office,  Hartford,  Conn.    One  7-ton 

Siemens  open-hearth  furnace,  ten  4-pot  furnaces,  one  train  of  tire  rolls, 

and  one  30-ton  hammer;  product,  carwheel  tires.     Nathan  Washburn, 

President. 
Number  of  steel  works  in  Massachusetts:  4. 


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RHODE  ISLAND. 

Rumford  Chemical  Works,  Geo.  F.  Wilson  &   Co.,  Providence.    One 

7-ton  Siemens  open-hearth  furnace  ;  product,  open-hearth  steel. 
Number  of  steel  works  in  Rhode  Island :  1. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Bridgeport  Steel  Works,  Farist  &  Windsor,  Bridgeport,  Fairfield  county. 
Built  in  1868 ;  2  single  puddling  furnaces,  3  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of 
rolls  (one  12  and  one  15-inch),  4  hammers,  and  15  steel-melting  holes; 
product,  cast  steel,  rolled  and  hammered;  annual  capacity,  1,200  net 
tons ;  average  make,  750  tons. 

Farist  Steel  Co.,  Farist  &  Windsor,  Windsor  Locks,  Hartford  county. 
Built  in  1860 ;  2  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  3  hammers,  and  10 
steel-melting  holes;  steam  and  water-power;  product,  cast  steel,  rolled 
and  hammered ;  annual  capacity,  750  net  tons ;  average  make,  400  tons. 

Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Derby,  New  Haven  county.  Product,  steel  from 
steel  scrap.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Connecticut :  3. 

NEW  YORK. 

Atlantic  Steel  Works,  Richardson,  Boynton  &  Co.,  232  Water  street,  New 
York.  Abandoned  the  manufacture  of  steel  in  1875,  and  now  offer 
their  machinery  for  sale. 

Chrome  Steel  Works,  corner  Kent  avenue  and  Keap  street,  Brooklyn. 
Built  in  1869;  7  heating  furnaces,  7  hammers,  24  steel-melting  holes, 
and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  9  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  tool  steel ;  an- 
nual capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  C.  P.  Haughian,  Superintendent. 

Monhagen  Steel  Works,  Wheeler,  Madden  &  Clemson  Manufacturing 
Co.,  Middletown,  Orange  county.  Built  in  1863;  3  heating  furnaces 
and  one  train  of  rolls ;  product,  sheet  steel ;  annual  capacity,  300  net 
tons ;  average  make,  250  tons. 

Onondaga  Steel  Works,  Sweet's  Manufacturing  Co.,  Syracuse.  Built  in 
1864 ;  11  heating  furnaces,  3  hammers,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (one  9,  one 
10,  and  two  12-inch),  4  steel-cementing  furnaces,  and  1  steel-melting 
hole,  and  1  gas-pot  melting  furnace ;  manipulators  of  Bessemer  steel, 
and  converters  of  iron  into  blister  steel ;  products,  bar  steel,  steel  crow- 
bars, seat  springs,  tire  and  spring  steel,  and  steel  for  various  other 
purposes;  annual  capacity,  4,800  net  tons;  average  annual  product, 
3,000  tons.  Wm.  A.  Sweet,  President  and  Manager ;  Fred  B.  Chapman, 
Secretary,  and  J.  M.  Scherrnerhorn,  Jr.,  Treasurer. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  New  York  :  3. 
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122  STEEL   WORKS. 


NEW  JERSEY. 

Adirondac  Steel  Works,  Gregory  &  Co.,  Jersey  City.  Built  in  1848 ;  5 
heating  furnaces,  5  hammers,  40  steel-melting  holes,  and  4  trains  of 
rolls  (one  9,  one  12,  one  16,  and  one  18-inch) ;  product,  cast  steel;  an- 
nual capacity,  2,400  net  tons;  average  make,  1,750  tons. 
Jersey  City  Steel  Works,  James  R.  Thompson  &  Co.,  Jersey  City.  Com- 
menced operations  August  1, 1862 ;  one  single  and  2  double  puddling 
furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  and  4  trains  of  rolls  (two  9,  one  12,  and 
one  16-inch),  5  steam  hammers,  and  two  helve  hammers,  and  56  steel- 
melting  holes ;  product,  cast  steel  solely ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net 
tons. 

Lafayette  Steel  Works,  D.  G.  Gautier  &  Co.,  Jersey  City.  Built  in  1870 ; 
17  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  2  steel-cementing  furnaces,  26  4-pot 
steel-melting  furnaces,  and  5  trains  of  rolls  (two  9,  one  12,  one  16,  and 
one  20-inch) ;  product,  cast  steel ;  5  tons  of  cast  steel  and  5  tons  of 
spring  and  Bessemer  steel  are  manipulated  daily ;  annual  capacity, 
3,000  net  tons. 

Lewis  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Rockaway,  Morris  county.    A.  C.  Lewis,  Man- 
ager, 12  Cliff  street,  New  York.    Product,  cast  steel.    See  Rolliny  Mi/Is. 
Newark  Steel    Works,  Benjamin  Atha  &  Co.,  Newark,  Essex  county. 
Commenced  business  in  1864 ;  5  steam  hammers,  and  3  trains  of  rolls 
(one  16-inch,  one  12-inch,  and  one  8-inch) ;  product,  cast  steel;  total 
annual  capacity,  2,400  net  tons  ;  average  annual  make,  2,000  tons. 
New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  Trenton,  Mercer 
county.     Office,  17  Burling  Slip,  New  York.    Product,  open-hearth 
(Martin)  and  puddled  steel.    See  Rolling  Mills. 

Pompton  Steel  Works,  James  Homer  &  Co.,  Pompton,  Passaic  county. 
Built  in  1863 ;  4  single  puddling  furnaces,  6  heating  furnaces,  3  trains 
of  rolls,  and  5  hammers ;  water-power ;  product,  bar  and  cast  steel ;  an- 
nual capacity,  2,000  net  tons ;  average  make,  2,000  tons. 
Trenton  Iron  Co.,  Cooper,  Hewitt  &  Co.,  Trenton.    Office,  17  Burling 

Slip,  New  York.    Product,  cast  steel.    See  Rolling  Mills. 
Number  of  steel  works  in  New  Jersey :  8. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Beaver  Falls  Steel  Works,  Abel  Pedder  &  Co.,  Beaver  Falls,  Beaver 
county.  Built  in  1875;  2  Siemens  open-hearth  furnaces,  1  heating  fur- 
nace, and  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  16  and  one  19-inch) ;  water-power ;  prod- 
uct, spring,  bar,  plane,  and  file  steel. 

Black  Diamond  Steel  Works,  Park,  Brother  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Estab- 
lished in  May,  1862 ;  6  single  puddling  furnaces,  48  heating  and  anneal- 


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ing  furnaces,  6  trains  of  rolls  (one  8,  one  10,  one  12,  one  16,  one  18,  and 
one  28-inch),  21  hammers,  6  steel-cementing  furnaces,  72  steel-melting 
holes,  and  two  24-pot  gas  furnaces;  product,  all  varieties  of  steel;  an- 
nual capacity,  10,000  net  tons  ;  average  make,  4,500  tons. 

Blair  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Works  at  Glemvood,  on  the  Mo- 
nongahela  River  and  Connellsville  railroad,  5  miles  from  Pittsburgh. 
Iron  sponge  is  made  from  ore  by  Thomas  S.  Blair's  direct  process,  and 
steel  ingots  are  made  with  sponge  in  one  5-ton  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnace.  Product  of  works  is  in  steel  ingots ;  capacity,  60  net  tons  per 
week.  There  are  5  Blair  sponge  furnaces,  1  Siemens  furnace,  2  heat- 
ing furnaces,  hydraulic  machinery,  etc. 

Chester  Steel  Castings  Co.,  Chester,  Delaware  county.  Built  in  1871 ;  one 
cupola,  and  5  annealing  furnaces;  product,  steel  castings;  annual  ca- 
pacity, BOO  net  tons.  Frederick  Baldt,  Manager. 

Codorus  Steel  Works,  York  County  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  York,  York 
county.  Product,  puddled  steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Crescent  Steel  Works,  Miller,  Metcalf  &  Parkin,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in 
1867  ;  8  heating  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls  (one  12  and  one  9-inch),  3 
steel-cementing  furnaces,  24  steel-melting  holes,  and  four  24-pot  Sie- 
mens melting  furnaces,  and  6  hammers :  product,  hammered  and  rolled 
bar  steel,  and  cast,  spring,  and  edge-tool  steel;  annual  capacity,  4,000. 
net  tons ;  average  make,  3,000  tons. 

Crucible  Cast  Steel  Casting  Co.,  Limited,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1875;  3 
steel-cementing  furnaces,  and  8  steel-melting  holes ;  product,  cast  steel 
castings ;  annual  capacity,  600  net  tons.  J.  F.  Denniston,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

Fairmount  Steel  Works,  Alexander  Foster  &  Co.,  Twenty-fourth  street 
and  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1866  ;  3  heating  fur- 
naces, six  4-pot  melting  furnaces,  and  3  steam  hammers;  product,  ma- 
chinery steel,  frog  plates  and  points,  cast  spring  steel,  and  all  kinds  of 
steel  forgings;  annual  capacity,  750  net  tons;  average  make,  500  tons. 

Fort  Pitt  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Reese,  Graff  &  Woods,  Pittsburgh. 
Product,  cast  steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Hussey,  Binns  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Steel  plant  built  in  1875;  one  24-pot 
Siemens  furnace;  product,  cast  steel,  used  by  the  firm  in  making 
shovels. 

Hussey,  Wells  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1859 ;  16  single  puddling  fur- 
naces, 20  heating  furnaces,  10  steam  hammers,  3  tilt  hammers,  75  2-pot 
coke  steel  furnaces,  6  24-pot  Siemens  furnaces,  and  8  trains  of  rolls  (one 
9,  one  12,  three  16,  two  18,  and  one  28-inch) ;  product,  crucible  cast 
steel,  in  bars,  sheets,  rods,  plates,  and  forgings  of  all  kinds;  annual  ca- 
pacity, 13,000  net  tons  ingots  ;  average  make  for  5  years,  5,000  net  tons. 


124  STEEL   WORKS. 


Kensington  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  James  Rowland  &  Co.,  920  North  Del- 
aware avenue3  Philadelphia.  Product,  steel  from  steel  scrap.  See  Roll- 
ing Mills. 

Keystone  Saw,  Tool,  Steel  and  File  Works,  Henry  Disston  &  Sons,  Front 
and  Laurel  streets,  Philadelphia.  Branch  Works  at  Tacony,  Philadel- 
phia. Founded  in  1840,  and  commenced  the  manufacture  of  steel  in 
1854;  now  running  42  melting  furnaces,  2  trains  of  rolls,  6  heating  fur- 
naces, and  1  hammer ;  product,  principally  saw  steel  of  every  descrip- 
tion, also  tool  steel,  homogeneous  steel,  steel  for  engravers'  plates,  etc. ; 
annual  capacity,  2,500  net  tons. 

La  Belle  Steel  Works,  Smith,  Sutton  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1863  ; 
four  25-ton  converting  furnaces,  4  open-hearth  refining  furnaces,  4  pud- 
dling furnaces,  7  heating  furnaces,  12  cast-steel  melting  furnaces, 
5  hammers,  and  3  trains  of  rolls,  (one  20,  one  16,  and  one  10-inch) ; 
product,  cast  and  German  plow  steel,  agricultural  steel  of  every  de- 
scription, cast  and  German  spring  steel,  cast  machinery  steel,  cast  tool 
steel,  and  cast  and  German  steel  tire ;  also,  finished  springs  and  iron 
and  steel  axles  ;  annual  capacity,  6,000  net  tons. 

Midvale  Steel  Works,  Nicetown  P.  0.,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1866 ;  one 
4-ton  air  furnace  for  melting  pig,  and  11  coal  and  3  gas-heating  fur- 
naces ;  one  gas  pot  muffle  and  one  kiln  for  drying  ;  moulding  and  an- 
nealing shop,  with  2  annealing  and  4  drying  furnaces ;  5  steam  ham- 
mers, from  8  tons  to  300  Ibs. ;  tire-rolling  mill,  with  capacity  for  30  tires 
a  day  ;  machine  shop,  with  five  80-inch  boring  and  turning  mills,  two 
80-inch  and  four  24-inch  lathes,  and  one  planer,  36  inches  by  10  feet ; 
one  30-ton  converting  furnace,  with  a  yearly  capacity  of  500  net  tons, 
fifty  4^pot  steel-melting  holes,  one  30-pot  Siemens  gas  melting  fur- 
nace, one  6-ton  Siemens  open-hearth  furnace,  and  one  4-ton  Sellers 
open-hearth  melting  furnace ;  product,  axles,  tires,  and  tool,  machinery, 
spring  and  frog  steel,  and  all  kinds  of  castings  and  forgings ;  daily 
capacity,  40  net  tons,  and  yearly  capacity,  12,000  net  tons,  of  cast 
steel.  William  Sellers,  President ;  Marriott  C.  Smyth,  Secretary,  and 
C.  A.  Brinley,  Superintendent. 

Oxford  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  William  &  Harvey  Rowland,  Frankford, 
Philadelphia.  Product,  cast  steel  and  agricultural  steel.  See  Rolling 
Mills. 

Pennsylvania  Steel  Works,  Baldwin  Station,  near  Harrisbnrg.  Office,  216 
South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Product,  open-hearth  and  Besse- 
mer steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Philadelphia  Steel  Works,  William  Baldwin,  Frankford,  P.  O.,  Philadel- 
phia. Built  in  1865 ;  4  heating  furnaces,  6  steam  drop  hammers  and 
one  tilt  hammer,  one  cementing  furnace,  not  now  in  use,  and  32  steel 


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melting  holes ;  product,  cast  and  shear  steel,  frog  steel,  railroad  and 
locomotive  forgings,  sledges,  hammers,  tools,  etc.  Annual  capacity, 
1,200  net  tons. 

Pittsburgh  Steel  Casting  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1871 ;  19  steel-melting 
holes,  one  24-pot  Siemens  furnace,  and  one  Siemens  open-hearth  fur- 
nace of  6  tons  daily  capacity ;  product,  steel  castings.  James  Irwin, 
President,  and  Henry  W.  Patterson,  Treasurer. 

Pittsburgh  Steel  Works,  Anderson  &  Woods,  Pittsburgh.  Owned  exclu- 
sively by  Robert  J.  Anderson.  Built  in  1845  ;  4  Siemens  pot  furnaces ; 
3  sets  of  coke-hole  furnaces,  6  converting  furnaces  (weekly  capacity, 
90  net  tons),  3  puddling  furnaces,  25  heating  furnaces,  16  hammers, 
rake-tooth  shop,  and  10  trains  of  rolls  (two  20-inch  plate,  one  16-inch 
bar,  one  "  universal "  train,  one  16-inch  spring,  two  16-inch  sheet,  and 
one  8,  one  9,  and  one  10-inch  guide) ;  another  20-inch  plate  train  is  in 
course  of  erection ;  product,  cast  and  German  plow  steel,  plate  steel, 
and  best  edge-tool  steel ;  annual  capacity,  7,000  net  tons. 

Pitt  Steel  Works,  C.  E.  Jones  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Works  at  McKeesport, 
Allegheny  county.  Established  in  1875  ;  one  24-pot  Siemens  furnace, 
7  heating  furnaces,  2  knobbling  furnaces,  and  4  hammers ;  product, 
tool  steel  and  hammered  iron  of  all  kinds  ;  annual  capacity,  1,400  net 
tons  steel,  and  1,500  tons  charcoal  blooms  and  hammered  bar  iron. 
See  Bloomaries. 

Sheffield  Steel  Works,  Singer,  Nimick  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Built  in  1848. 
In  mill,  6  puddling  and  6  knobbling  furnaces,  one  18-inch  train  of  rolls, 
and  one  4i-ton  steam  hammer,  four  24-pot  Siemens  gas  furnaces,  30 
melting  furnaces,  and  one  5-ton  open-hearth  furnace  ;  annual  capacity, 
12,000  net  tons  of  cast  steel.  In  steel-converting  department,  8  fur- 
naces ;  annual  capacity,  5,500  net  tons.  In  finishing  mill,  one  22-inch, 
3-high  sheet  and  plate  train,  one  16-inch,  and  one  10-inch  bar  train,  11 
heating  furnaces,  and  10  hammers ;  the  new  plate  mill  has  4  sets  of 
28-inch  rolls,  4  sets  of  20-inch  rolls,  and  6  heating  furnaces.  Product, 
steel  plates,  tool  steel,  saw  steel,  and  all  other  kinds  of  steel,  carriage 
springs,  and  axles. 

Standard  Steel  Works,  218  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Works  at 
Logan,  near  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county.  Built  in  1869  ;  28  4-pot  melt- 
ing holes,  5  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  1  tire  mill,  and  4  boring 
mills ;  product,  crucible  cast  steel  locomotive  and  car  tires,  car  and 
carriage  axles,  forgings,  castings,  etc.  Wm.  Burnham,  Agent,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Wayne  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Brown  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.  Product,  cast 
steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Pennsylvania  :  24. 


126  STEEL    WORKS. 


MARYLAND. 

Cumberland  Steel  Works,  Cumberland  Cast  Steel  Manufacturing  Co., 
Cumberland,  Alleghany  county.  Built  in  1873-4 ;  5  heating  furnaces, 
one  Siemens  melting  furnace,  one  blistering  furnace,  and  4  steam  ham- 
mers; product,  all  sizes  of  hammered  tool  and  machinery  steel,  car 
axles,  and  steel  castings ;  annual  capacity,  800  net  tons.  J.  W.  Paxton, 
President. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Maryland :  1. 

OHIO. 

American  Sheet  and  Boiler  Plate  Co.,  Cleveland,  Cuyahoga  county. 
Product,  steel  from  steel  scrap.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Portsmouth,  Scioto  county.  Product,  cast 
steel.  See  Rolling  Mitts. 

Canton  Steel  Works,  Bolton,  Myers  &  Co.,  Canton.  Stark  county.  Built 
in  1872 ;  new  firm  organized  in  1874 ;  6  heating  furnaces,  one  12-inch 
train  of  rolls,  3  hammers,  12  coke  steel-melting  holes,  and  1  Siemens 
open-hearth  furnace;  product,  machine, spring,  tire  and  tool  cast  steel; 
annual  capacity,  1,800  net  tons. 

Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland.  Product,  open-hearth  and  Besse- 
mer steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Globe  Rolling  Mill,  Globe  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cincinnati.  Product,  steel 
from  steel  scrap.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Ironton  Rolling  Mill,  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Ironton,  Lawrence  county. 
Product,  puddled  steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Otis  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Cleveland.  Put  in  operation  Jan.  1,  1875;  3  Sie- 
mens heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  2  steel-melting  holes,  2  Siemens 
open-hearth  furnaces,  and  3  trains  of  rolls  (one  10,  one  20,  and  one 
31-inch) ;  product,  steel  plate,  bar  and  spring  steel,  and  axles  and 
forgings ;  annual  capacity,  4,000  net  tons.  Charles  A.  Otis,  President ; 
J.  K.  Bole,  Secretary,  and  E.  B.  Thomas,  Treasurer. 

Wheeling  Steel  Works,  Martin's  Ferry,  Belmont  county.  Built  in  1873-4 ; 
2  heating  furnaces,  12  steel-melting  holes,  and  2  hammers ;  product, 
all  sizes  of  tool  cast-steel. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Ohio :  8. 

KENTUCKY. 

Ohio  Valley  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Mitchell,  Tranter  &  Co.,  Cincinnati, 
O.  Works  at  Covington,  Ky.  Product,  steel  from  steel  scrap.  See 
Rolling  Mills. 

Swift's  Iron  and  Steel  Works,  Cincinnati,  0.  Works  at  Newport,  Ky. 
Product,  cast  steel.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Kentucky :  2. 


OPEN-HEARTH   STEEL   WORKS.  127 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago  Sheffield-Steel  Works,  149  Fulton  street,  Chicago.  Built  in 
1874-5 ;  2  heating  furnaces,  2  hammers,  and  4  steel-melting  holes ; 
product,  tool  and  machinery  steel ;  annual  capacity,  300  net  tons. 
Chas.  H.  Cram,  President ;  George  S.  Smith,  Secretary,  and  John  P. 
Farrar,  Superintendent. 

Chicago  Steel  Works,  489  Noble  street,  Chicago,  Cook  county.  C.  P. 
Buckingham,  President,  and  M.  McDowell,  Superintendent.  Built  in 
1873 ;  3  heating  furnaces,  and  2  trains  of  rolls ;  do  not  use  crucibles, 
but  manipulate  Bessemer  steel ;  product,  tires,  plow  beams,  crow  bars, 
springs,  toe-calk  steel,  and  squares  and  rounds ;  annual  capacity,  1,000 
net  tons. 

Springfield  Iron  Co.,  Springfield.  Product,  open-hearth  steel.  See  Roll- 
ing Mills. 

Number  of  steel  works  in  Illinois :  3.  Total  number  of  steel  works  in 
the  United  States :  58.  Of  these,  36  make  crucible  cast  steel,  the 
others  making  puddled  steel,  open-hearth  steel,  or  steel  from  steel 
scrap. 


OPEN-HEARTH  STEEL  WORKS. 


Bay  State  Iron  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.    One  Siemens  open-hearth  furnace. 

Beaver  Falls  Steel  Works,  Abel  Pedder  &  Co.,  Beaver  Falls,  Beaver 
county,  Pa.  Two  Siemens  open-hearth  furnaces. 

Blair  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  One  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnace. 

Canton  Steel  Works,  Bolton,  Myers  &  Co.,  Canton,  0.  One  Siemens 
open-hearth  furnace. 

Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Co.,  Cleveland,  0.  Two  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnaces. 

Midvale  Steel  Works,  Nicetown,  Philadelphia.  One  Siemens  open- 
hearth  furnace,  and  one  Sellers  open-hearth  furnace. 

Nashua  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Nashua,  N.  H.  One  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnace. 

New  Jersey  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  Trenton,  N.  J.  One  Martin  open-hearth 
furnace. 

Norway  Iron  Works,  Naylor  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.  One  Siemens  open- 
hearth  furnace. 

Otis  Iron  and  Steel  Co.,  Cleveland,  O.  Two  Siemens  open-hearth  fur- 
naces. 


128  CATALAN   FORGES. 


Pennsylvania  Steel  Co.,  216  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Two  Sie- 
mens open-hearth  furnaces. 

Pittsburgh  Steel  Casting  Co.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  One  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnace. 

Rumford  Chemical  Works,  G.  F.  Wilson  &  Co.,  Providence,  R.  I.  One 
Siemens  open-hearth  furnace. 

Sheffield  Steel  Works,  Singer,  Nimick  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  One  Sie- 
mens open-hearth  furnace. 

Springfield  Iron  Co.,  Springfield,  111.  Two  Siemens  open-hearth  fur- 
naces. 

Washburn  Carwheel  Co.,  Hartford,  Conn.  One  Siemens  open-hearth 
furnace. 

Total  number  of  open-hearth  steel  works :  16. 


CATALAN    FORGES. 

[Under  this  title  are  embraced  all  works  which  make  blooms  or  billets  direct  from  ore .] 


VERMONT. 

Fairhaven  Iron  Works,  Fairhaven,  Rutland  county.     Built  in  1796; 

2  fires  and  1  hammer:  water-power;  product,  blooms. 
Williams,  A.,  East  Middlebury,  Addison  county.    One  forge;   3  fires; 

product,  charcoal  blooms. 
Number  of  forges  in  Vermont :  2. 

NEW  YORK. 

LAKE   CHAMPLAIN   DISTRICT. 

Bellmont  Iron  Works,  Pope,  Williams  &  Co.,  Chateaugay  Lake  P.  0., 
Franklin  county.  Works  at  Bellmont,  Franklin  county.  Two  forges, 
built  in  1875;  12  fires;  product,  charcoal  blooms  and  billets;  annual 
capacity,  4,000  net  tons. 

Clintonville  Forges,  Peru  Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  245  Pearl  street,  New  York 
City.  Works  at  Clintonville,  Clinton  county.  Two  forges,  built  in 
1837  (one  of  16  fires,  and  one  of  2  fires)  ;  water-power;  1  wooden  and 
4  iron  helve  hammers;  product,  blooms;  annual  capacity,  5,000  net 
tons ;  average  annual  production,  3,000  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Dannemora  Forge,  State  of  New  York  owner,  State  Prison  Yard,  Danne- 
mora,  Clinton  county.  Built  in  1853 ;  10  fires  and  2  hammers ;  product, 
blooms.  See  Rolling  Mills. 


CATALAN   FORGES.  129 


Horicon  Iron  Co.,  24  Cliff  street,  New  York.  "Works  at  Ticonderoga, 
Essex  county.  One  forge,  built  in  1864-5;  6  fires;  2  hammers;  water- 
power;  product,  blooms.  Cyrus  Butler,  President;  A.  "W.  Kellogg, 
Treasurer,  and  Wru.  Hooper,  Superintendent.  See  Paradox  Iron  Works. 

Irondale  Iron  "Works,  Penfield,  Harwood  &  Co.,  Crown  Point,  Essex 
county.  Built  in  1828 ;  4  fires ;  2  hammers ;  water-power ;  product, 
blooms. 

Irondale  Iron  Works,  A.  Williams,  Irondale,  Clinton  county.  One 
forge ;  4  fires. 

Jefferson  Iron  Co.,  Antwerp,  Jefferson  county.  One  forge ;  4  fires.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces.  , 

Kingdom  Forge,  Essex  and  Lake  Champlain  Ore  and  Iron  Co.,  Elizabeth- 
town,  Essex  county.  Built  in  1825 ;  6  fires ;  1  hammer ;  water-power ; 
product,  blooms. 

Lewis  Iron  Works,  William  H.  Stower,  Lewis,  Essex  county.  One  forge, 
built  in  1837 ;  4  fires ;  1  hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  blooms. 

New  Russia  Iron  Works,  H.  A.  Putnam,  Elizabethtown,  Essex  county. 
One  forge ;  4  fires.  Forge  at  New  Russia,  4  miles  south  of  Elizabeth- 
town. 

Norton,  C.  F.,  Plattsburgh,  Clinton  county.    One  forge ;  6  fires. 

Palmer,  Williams  &  Co.,  Altona,  Clinton  county.  Built  in  1868;  one 
forge;  5  fires;  product,  charcoal  blooms  and  billets;  water-power; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  Use  Arnold  Hill  and  Port  Henry  ore. 

Paradox  Iron  Works,  Horicon  Iron  Co.,  24  Cliff  St.,  New  York.  Works 
at  Schroon  River,  Kssex  county.  Built  in  1864;  3  fires  and  1  hammer; 
water-power ;  product,  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  900  net  tons. 

Payne's  Forge,  D.  F.  Payne,  Wadham's  Mills,  Essex  county.  Built  in 
1873;  3  fires  and  1  hammer;  water-power;  product,  blooms  for  best 
boiler  plate ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net  tons. 

Reynolds,  (Asa),  Irona,  Clinton  county.    One  forge;  4  fires. 

Riverside  Iron  Works,  James  N.  Stower,  Willsborough,  Essex  county. 
One  forge;  built  in  1835,  and  rebuilt  in  1863;  5  fires;  water-power. 

Rogers  (J.  &  J.,)  Iron  Co.,  (1.)  Au  Sable  Forks,  Essex  county,  (2.)  Black- 
brook,  Clinton  county,  and  (3.)  Jay,  Essex  county.  (1.)  One  forge, 
built  in  1848 ;  4  fires.  (2.)  2  forges,  built  in  1832 ;  12  fires.  (3.)  One 
forge,  built  in  1809;  6  fires.  Product,  blooms.  All  run  by  water- 
power.  Total  annual  capacity,  8,000  net  tons.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Schroon  River  Iron  Works,  John  Roth,  Schroon  River,  Essex  county. 
One  forge,  built  in  1857  ;  4  fires  ;  water-power ;  product,  blooms. 

Stackpole,  S.,  Dannemora,  Clinton  county.  One  forge ;  built  in  1874 ; 
2  fires  ;  product,  blooms. 

Star  Iron  Works,  Bowen  &  Signor,  Saranac,  Clinton  county.    Two  forges, 


130  CATALAN   FORGES. 


built  in  1844;  10  fires;  water-power;  product,  steel  billets,  wire  billets, 

and  blooms  for  boiler  plate  and  flue  iron ;  annual  capacity,  3,600  net 

tons  bloom  iron  ;  average  make,  3,000  tons. 
Stone  Forge,  Nichols,  Hull  &  Co.,  Plattsburgh,  Clinton  county.    Built  in 

1840 ;  4  fires  and  one  hammer  ;  water-power ;  product,  blooms. 
Williams,  A.,  Clayburgh,  Clinton  county.    One  forge,  built  in  1844;  5 

fires. 

Williams  &  Moffitt,  Saranac,  Clinton  county.    One  forge  ;  5  fires. 
Wilmington  Forge,  W.  F.  &  S.  H.  Weston,  Wilmington,  Essex  county. 

Rebuilt  in  1874  ;  one  forge  ;  4  fires ;  water-power ;  product,  blooms. 
Wood  Brothers,  Wood's  Falls,  Clinton  county.    One  forge,  built  in  1863 ; 

5  fires  ;  water-power  ;  product,  blooms. 
Number  of  forges  in  New  York  :  27. 

ABANDONED. 

John  Merchant's  Forge,  Schuyler  Falls,  Clinton  county.  One  forge,  built 
in  1844  ;  2  fires  ;  1  hammer ;  water-power  ;  product,  blooms. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Wilson  Iron  Co.,  Dover,  Morris  county.    Forge  built  in  1874-5  ;  4  forge 
fires ;  product,  blooms  from  ore.     Office,  90  John  street,  New  York. 
Number  of  forges  in  New  Jersey  :  1. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Cranberry  Forge,  Mitchell  county. 

Fain's  Forge  and  Owl  Creek'  Forge,  Meser  Fain,  Murphy,  Cherokee 
county.  Built  in  1852. 

Henson's  Forge,  Johnston  &  Co.,  Murphy.  Wm.  Beal,  Agent.   Built  in  1853. 

Rocky  Point  Forge,  Patton  &  Olmstead,  Murphy.    Built  in  1852. 

Tomotla  Forge,  Cherokee  county.  Built  in  1860.  Joseph  Kinsey,  Presi- 
dent, Cincinnati,  0.,  A.  A.  Campbell,  Superintendent,  Ducktown,  Polk 
county,  Tennessee. 

Walker's  Forge,  Mrs.  Walker,  Murphy.    Built  in  1852. 

Number  of  forges  in  North  Carolina :  7. 

TENNESSEE. 

Hampton  Forge,  Hampton,  Carter  county.    Two  fires. 

Taylor  Iron  Works,  Elizabethtown,  Carter  county.    Three  fires. 

There  are  a  number  of  small  forges  in  Carter  county,  which  make  bar 

iron  in  insignificant  quantities. 
Number  of  forges  in  Tennessee  :    2.    Total  number  of  forges  in  the 

United  States :  39. 


BLOOMARIE8.  131 


BLOOM  ARIES. 

[Under  this  title  are  embraced  all  works  which  hammer  blooms  from  pig  or  scrap  iron.] 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

Mount  Hope  Iron  Works,  Somerset,  Bristol  county.  Built  in  1857 ;  2 
forge  fires  and  one  hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  charcoal  blooms. 
See  Rollhifj  Mills. 

Number  of  bloouiaries  in  Massachusetts  :  1. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Cliffwood  Forge,  T.  H.  Hoagland,  Rockaway,  Morris  county.  Built  about 
1800 ;  2  fires  and  1  hammer ;  water-power.  Also,  Rockaway  Forge, 
and  Shipping  Port  Forge.  Product,  wrought  scrap  blooms.  Total 
annual  capacity,  1,500  net  tons. 

Warren  Steam  Forge,  McClees  &  Co.,  Phillipsbnrg,  Warren  county. 
Built  in  1875  ;  1  refinery,  3  forge  fires,  and  1  steam  hammer ;  product, 
charcoal  blooms  for  sheet  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  800  net  tons.  Office, 
51  Little  Twelfth  street,  New  York.  See  Rolling  Mills. 

Number  of  bloomaries  in  New  Jersey  :  4. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Barre  Forge,  Estate  of  A.  L.  Mumper,  Barre  Forge,  Huntingdon  county. 
Four  forge  fires ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  900  net 
tons.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Carlisle  Iron  Works,  C.  W.  &  D.  V.  Ahl,  Boiling  Springs,  Cumberland 
county.  Built  in  1791;  5  forge  fires  and  1  hammer;  water-power; 
product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  2,400  net  tons ;  average 
make,  2,200  tons.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Castle  Fin  Forge,  Assignee  of  J.  M.  Bowman,  Castle  Fin,  York  county. 
Four  fires  and  1  run-out ;  2  hammers;  water-power;  product,  charcoal 
blooms ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net  tons;  average  yearly  make,  750  tons. 

Charming  Forge,  W.  &  B.  F.  Taylor,  Womelsdorf,  Berks  county.  Works 
very  old  ;  5  fires,  1  heating  furnace,  1  refinery,  and  2  hammers ;  prod- 
uct, blooms  and  hammered  bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net  tons ; 
average  make,  700  tons. 

Cold  Spring  Forge,  S.  H.  Hicks  &  Brothers,  Tyrone,  Blair  county.  Prod- 
uct, blooms. 

Colemanville  Forge,  Edmund  Smith,  Colemanville,  Lancaster  county. 
Built  in  1828  ;  water-power  ;  annual  capacity,  500  net  tons  blooms. 


132  BLOOM  ARIES. 


Coleraine  Forge,  Shorb,  Stewart  &  Co.,  Coleraine,  Huntingdon  county. 

Cove  Forge,  John  Royer,  Royer  P.  0.,  Blair  county.  Two  forge  fires  and 
one  run-out.  Product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  450  net  tons. 
See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Cove  Forge,  Wm.  Mcllvain  &  Sons,  Duncannon,  Perry  county.  Built  in 
1864  ;  5  fires,  one  refinery  and  one  hammer  ;  blast  operated  by  water- 
power,  and  hammer  by  steam ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual 
capacity,  1,200  net  tons ;  average  yearly  make,  900  tons.  See  Eastern 
Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Eagle  Forge,  C.  Curtin  &  Co.,  Roland,  Centre  county.  Built  in  1809; 
8  fires  and  1  hammer ;  water-power ;  product,  boiler  slabs  and  round 
blooms ;  annual  capacity,  1,500  net  tons.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces.  See 
Central  Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Ellendale  Forge,  Spang  &  Wanner,  Ellendale  Forge,  Dauphin  county. 
Rebuilt  in  1872;  5  fires,  1  run-out  for  coke,  and  1  hammer;  water- 
power  ;  product,  anthracite  and  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity, 
1,200  net  tons  ;  average  make,  950  tons.  See  Monroe  Forge. 

Ellwood  Forge,  J.  B.  Seidel  &  Sons,  Ellwood,  Schuylkill  county.  Built 
in  1863  by  Dr.  Geo.  N.  Eckert,  and  bought  in  April,  1874,  by  present 
owners ;  4  fires  and  1  run-out ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual 
capacity,  1,250  net  tons.  See  Perry  Forge. 

Etna  Forge,  Geo.  D.  Isett  &  Bro.,  Yellow  Springs,  Blair  county.  Four 
forge  fires ;  product,  charcoal  blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Exeter  Forge,  Morgan  J.  Althouse,  Jacksonwald,  Berks  county.  Prod- 
uct, blooms. 

Franklin  and  Sarah  Forges,  Assignees  of  Essington  Hammond,  Sarah 
P.  O.,  Blair  county.  Four  forge  fires ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ; 
annual  capacity,  900  net  tons.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

French  Creek  Iron  Works,  B.  F.  Morret,  Pottstown,  Montgomery  county. 
Built  in  1872  ;  product,  charcoal,  anthracite  and  scrap  blooms. 

Juniata  Forge,  J.  R.  Hunter  &  Co.,  Petersburg,  Huntingdon  county. 
Four  forge  fires  and  1  hammer;  water-power;  product,  charcoal 
blooms  ;  annual  capacity,  800  net  tons. 

Juniata  Iron  Works,  S.  &  B.  R.  Hatfield,  Alexandria,  Huntingdon  county. 
Built  in  1837  ;  4  fires  and  one  4-tuyere  run-out,  and  a  puddling  forge, 
with  3  single  puddling  furnaces ;  water-power ;  product,  charcoal 
blooms,  made  into  boiler  plate  at  the  Brandywine  Rolling  Mills, 
Coatesville,  Pa. ;  annual  capacity,  950  net  tons  of  blooms,  and  750  net 
tons  of  puddled  blooms ;  average  annual  make,  850  tons  of  blooms,  and 
750  tons  of  puddled  blooms.  See  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Knauerstown,  Chester  county.    One  forge. 

Liberty  Forge,  Mumma  &  Boyer,  Lisburn,  Cumberland  county.  Prod- 
uct, blooms. 


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Logan  Forge,  Valentine  &  Co.,  Bellefonte,  Centre  county.  Product, 
blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Central  Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Logan  Works,  Logan  Iron  &  Steel  Co.,  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county.  Office, 
218  South  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia.  Forge  built  about  1810;  4 
charcoal  fires,  1  run-out  for  coke,  and  2  hammers ;  steam  and  water- 
power  ;  product,  charcoal  blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Central 
Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Mainville  Forge,  C.  E.  Pennock  &  Co.,  Mainville,  Columbia  county. 
Built  in  1824 ;  1  hammer,  3  forge  fires,  and  1  run-out ;  water-power ; 
product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  800  net  tons.  See  Eastern 
Pennsylvania  Rolling  Mills. 

Martic  Forge,  Potts  &  Davis,  Colemanville,  Lancaster  count}'.  Four  fires ; 
water-power ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net 
tons  ;  average  annual  make,  600  tons. 

Mary  Ann  Forge,  Downingtown,  Chester  county.  Built  in  1806 ;  3  fires 
and  1  hammer  ;  water-power  ;  product,  blooms  ;  annual  capacity,  720 
net  tons. 

Milesburg  Iron  Works,  McCoy  &  Linn,  Milesburg,  Centre  county.  Built 
in  1800 ;  product,  blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces.  See  Central  Pennsyl- 
vania Rolling  Milh. 

Monroe  Forge,  Spang  &  Wanner,  Union  Forge  P.  0.,  Lebanon  county. 
Four  fires  and  1  run-out ;  water-power ;  product,  anthracite  and  char- 
coal blooms ;  annual  capacity,  850  net  tons ;  average  make,  650  tons. 
See  Ellendale  Forge. 

Mont  Alto  Iron  Works,  Mont  Alto  Iron  Co.,  G.  B.  Wiestling,  Superin- 
tendent, Mont  Alto,  Franklin  county.  7  fires,  and  a  double  run-out ; 
Xasmyth  steam  hammer ;  product,  charcoal  blooms  and  wire  billets  ; 
annual  capacity,  2,000  net  tons.  I.  S.  Waterman,  President,  407  Library 
st.,  Phila.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Mount  Airy  Forge,  Thomas  E.  Williams,  Shartlesville,  Berks  county. 
Built  about  1840 ;  water-power;  product,  blooms. 

New  Market  Forge,  Light  Brothers,  Palmyra,  Lebanon  county.  Prod- 
uct, blooms. 

North  Kiln  Forge,  Shartlesville,  Berks  county.  Product,  blooms.  Idle 
for  several  years. 

Perry  Forge,  J.  B.  Seidel  &  Sons,  Marysville,  Perry  county.  Built  in 
1862  ;  5  fires,  and  1  run-out ;  water-power ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ; 
annual  capacity,  1,500  net  tons ;  average  make,  1,150  tons.  See  Ell- 
wood  Forge. 

Pitt  Steel  Works,  C.  E.  Jones  &  Co.,  Pittsburgh.    See  Steel  Works. 

Kiugwood  Forge,  Thomas  J.  Bailey,  Penningtonville,  Chester  county. 


134  BLOOM  ARIES. 


Very  old  works ;  3  forge  fires  and  1  run-out ;  water-power ;  product, 
charcoal  blooms. 

Sadsbury  Forge,  Charles  Goodman  &  Brother,  Penningtonville,  Chester 
county.  Works  very  old  ;  3  forge  fires  and  1  run-out ;  water-power  ; 
product,  charcoal  blooms. 

Springton  Forge,  Cornog  &  Mcllvaine,  "Wallace,  Chester  county.  Very 
old  works ;  4  forge  fires  and  1  run-out ;  water-power ;  product,  char- 
coal blooms. 

Tyrone  Forges,  Lyon,  Shorb  &  Co.,  Tyrone,  Blair  county.  Built  in  1867  ; 
12  forge  fires  and  1  Scotch  hammer;  steam  and  water  power;  product, 
charcoal  blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Union  Forge,  Spang  &  Bland,  Union  Forge,  Lebanon  county.  Very  old 
works ;  product,  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  1,000  net  tons ;  average 
make,  700  tons. 

Washington  Forge,  Jacob  Yearick,  lessee,  Larnar,  Clinton  county.  Prod- 
uct, blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Number  of  bloomaries  in  Pennsylvania  :  39. 

MARYLAND. 

McCullongh  Iron  Co.,  Northeast,  Cecil  county.  Office,  Sixteenth  street 
and  Washington  avenue,  Philadelphia.  Built  in  1847  ;  8  fires  ;  steam 
and  water-power  ;  annual  capacity,  3,000  tons  blooms  for  making  gal- 
vanized sheet  iron.  See  Rolling  Mills  in  Maryland  and  Delaware. 

Number  of  bloomaries  in  Maryland :  1. 

VIRGINIA. 

Crockett,  Sanders  &  Co.,  Wytheville,  Wythe  county.  Built  in  1863  ; 
2  fires  ;  product,  charcoal  blooms  ;  annual  capacity,  250  net  tons.  See 
Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Grey  Eagle  Forge,  David  Huddle,  Brown  Hill,  Wythe  county.  Built  in 
1862  ;  2  fires  ;  product,  charcoal  blooms;  annual  capacity,  250  net  tons. 
See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Mount  Vernon  Iron  Works,  Wyeth  Iron  &  Steel  Co.,  Weyer's  Cave, 
Rockingham  county.  Built  in  1848 ;  8  fires  and  2  hammers ;  water- 
power  ;  product,  blooms.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Pine  Forge,  James  Leonard,  Mount  Jackson,  Shenandoah  county.  Re- 
built in  1874;  1  forge  fire,  2  hammers,!  refinery,  and  3  knobbling  fires; 
water-power  ;  product,  blooms  and  bar  iron  ;  annual  capacity,  500  net 
tons. 

Porter's  Forge,  Stephen  Porter,  Porter's  Forge,  Wythe  county.  Built  in 
1865  ;  2  fires;  product,  charcoal  blooms  ;  annual  capacity,  250  net  tons. 

Reed  Island  Forge,  Forney  &  Co.,  Allisonia,  Pulaski  county.    Built  in 


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1875;  wat<  .-power;  2  fires,  but  are  prepared  to  increase  the  number 
to  5  or  6  a<?  .on  as  trade  improves;  ore  used  is  brown  hematite.  D.  S. 
Forney,  M  in  age  r. 

ShenandoaL  Iron  Works,  Wm.  Milnes,  Jr.,  Shenandoah  Iron  Works, 
Page  county.  One  forge,  6  fires,  and  1  run-out  with  6  tuyeres ; 
product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual  capacity,  1,800  net  tons.  See  Char- 
coal Furnaces. 

Number  of  bloomaries  in  Virginia  :  7. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Madison  Forge,  Jonas  W.  Derr,  Lincolnton,  Lincoln  county.    One  forge; 

2  fires  ;  product,  bars  and  plow  molds  ;  water-power;  annual  capacity, 

100  net  tons.     See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 
Behoboth  Forge,  Leonard  &  Benedict,  Iron  Station,  Lincoln  county. 

Product,  charcoal  blooms  ;  yearly  capacity,  400  net  tons.    See  Charcoal 

Furnaces. 
Number  of  bloomaries  in  North  Carolina  :  2. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Capon  Iron  Works,  Keller  &  Co.,  Capon  Iron  Works,  Hardy  county. 
Built  in  1874;  4  fires;  product,  charcoal  blooms.    See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 
Number  of  bloomaries  in  West  Virginia  :  1. 

TENNESSEE. 

Kandolph  Forge,  Woods,  Yeatman  &  Co.,  Cumberland  Iron  Works, 
Dickson  county.  Forge  in  Stewart  county.  Built  in  1853 ;  product, 
charcoal  blooms ;  not  in  operation  for  5  years.  See  Charcoal  Furnaces. 

Number  of  bloomaries  in  Tennessee  :  1. 

MISSOURI. 

Dozier,  Maharg  &  Co.,  Kimmswick,  Jefferson  county.     Built  in  1873 ; 

5  knobbling  fires  and  1  hammer ;  product,  charcoal  blooms ;  annual 

capacity,  1,200  net  tons. 
Germania  Iron  Works,  Zeitinger  &  Zoppi,  Carondelet,  St.  Louis  county. 

Built  in  1871  ;   6  knobbling  fires  and  2  steam  hammers ;    product, 

blooms  and  billets ;  annual  capacity,  1,500  net  tons  blooms,  and  400 

net  tons  billets  for  wire  works. 
Maramec  Iron  Works,  William  James,  Maramec  Iron  Works,  Phelps 

county .    8  /orge  fires ;  water-power ;  product,  charcoal  blooms.    See 

rcoal  Furnaces. 
.umber  of  bloomaries  in  Missouri:  3.    Total  number  of  bloomaries  in 

the  United  States  :  59. 


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NOTE 


Since  the  foregoing  pages  were  printed  we  have  received  the  following 
description  of  a  rolling  mill  in  Indiana  : 

Aurora  Iron  and  Nail  Co.,  Aurora,  Dearborn  county,  Indiana.  Built  in 
1874  ;  5  single  puddling  furnaces,  5  heating  furnaces,  3  trains  of  rolls, 
Snail  machines  and  2  hammers;  also  3  nut  machines  and  3  nut  fur- 
naces; additional  puddling  and  heating  furnaces  and  nail  machines 
and  another  train  of  rolls  are  being  built;  product,  hoops,  sheets,  plate?, 
bars,  angles,  nails,  and  hot-pressed(nuts.  0.  P.  Cobb,  President ;  L.  C. 
Goodale,  Vice-President;  H.  S.  Campbell,  Secretary,  and  L.  M.  Foulke, 


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